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H.R. 2721 · 119th Congress

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

Introduced Apr 8, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 269). (text: 09/16/2026 CR H4286)

  4. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4330)

  5. House

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2721.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4286)

  8. House

    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 230.

  10. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.

  11. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  12. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Show 5 earlier actions
  1. House

    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged

  2. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  3. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  4. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. Introduced in House