Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

House Votes

This bill helps families and communities honor veterans whose graves still don’t have a VA headstone or marker. For seven years after the law takes effect, the Department of Veterans Affairs must provide a headstone, marker, or medallion for any eligible veteran who died on or after December 7, 1941, if the grave doesn’t already have one. The VA must also update the National Cemetery Administration website to explain who now qualifies and how to request this help.

It also makes a small timing change in VA pension rules by extending a current limit date from November 30, 2031, to February 29, 2032.

• Who is affected: Families and caretakers of eligible veterans from World War II onward whose graves lack a VA headstone or marker.
• What changes: VA must furnish these headstones/markers on request and update its website with the new eligibility details.
• When: The headstone/marker program runs for seven years after the law is enacted; the pension date is extended to February 29, 2032.