Summary

Allows the remains of a member of the Armed Forces who dies from an injury incurred in the line of duty to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda if the member’s primary surviving next of kin requests it. It directs the relevant military Secretary to notify the next of kin using existing notification procedures and puts the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Speaker and President pro tempore, in charge of scheduling and establishing regulations for the lying in honor. The measure contains a short-title provision and becomes effective for service members who die on or after the date it is enacted. It does not appropriate new funds or change benefits; it creates a ceremonial option and sets procedural responsibilities for notification and execution.

• Permits remains of Armed Forces members who die from line-of-duty injuries to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda at the request of the primary surviving next of kin.
• Requires the relevant military Secretary to notify the primary surviving next of kin using established notification procedures.
• Gives the Architect of the Capitol, under direction of congressional leaders, authority to schedule and create regulations for the ceremony and to determine primary next of kin when needed.
• Applies only to deaths from line-of-duty injuries and is subject to existing statutory exclusions.
• Becomes effective for members who die on or after the date of enactment.
• Contains a short-title provision but does not change benefits, create new entitlements, or appropriate funds.
• Relies on existing federal notification and coordination mechanisms rather than creating new bureaucratic programs.
• Primarily a ceremonial and procedural change with limited administrative duties for federal agencies and congressional offices.