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119th Congress · House

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals · Government information and archives · Internet, web applications, social media · Veterans' organizations and recognition · Armed Forces and National Security

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires VA (VA) to establish and implement a two-year pilot program to furnish, when requested.
  • House passed it on Sep 16, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 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.

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