H.R. 2721 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
Allows Veterans Affairs to provide headstones for veterans who died before November 1990. AI-read
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement a two-year pilot program to furnish, when requested, an appropriate headstone or burial marker to commemorate covered veterans. Covered veterans are veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990, and were released or discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable. Currently, these benefits are only available to eligible veterans who died on or after November 1, 1990.
The bill requires the VA to update the National Cemetery Administration website with respect to the requirements for eligibility for a headstone or burial marker.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Apr 8, 2025 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.
Roll call votes
| Date | Question | Party split (yea) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 House roll 268 |
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedHonoring our Heroes Act | D 204–0 · R 209–0 |
Passed 413–0 |
Latest action
Sep 17, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.