H.R. 2721

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a pilot program to furnish a headstone or burial marker to veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · April 8, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Kennedy of New York · Committee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Table of contents

• SEC. 1. Short title
• SEC. 2. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to furnish headstones and burial markers to covered veterans

SEC. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025".

SEC. 2. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to furnish headstones and burial markers to covered veterans

(a) In general

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, shall establish and carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall furnish, when requested, an appropriate headstone or burial marker for the purpose of commemorating a covered veteran.

(b) Applications

An individual desiring to request a headstone or marker for the purpose of commemorating a covered veteran under such pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application in such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(c) Update to eligibility requirements

During the period the authority to carry out the pilot program under this section is effective, the Under Secretary shall update the internet website of the National Cemetery Administration with respect to the requirements for eligibility for a headstone or burial marker under the laws administered by the Secretary.

(d) Termination date

The authority of the Secretary to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(e) Covered veteran defined

In this section, the term covered veteran means a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) who died on or before November 1, 1990.