Loved Ones Interment Act

This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs provide a shared headstone or marker for certain cremated veterans who already received a VA-furnished urn or plaque, when they are buried in the same place as another person who is eligible for VA burial benefits. The shared headstone would list both individuals, and it can only be provided if doing so does not raise the cost above the legal maximum for a VA headstone or marker.

Key points

• Who is affected: Cremated veterans who already received a VA urn or plaque, and who are interred with another person eligible under VA burial law.
• What changes: VA could also furnish a headstone or marker that includes information about both individuals at the same burial site, as long as it doesn’t exceed the allowed cost limit.
• When: This sets a new option in law; timing would follow normal enactment and VA implementation if passed.