Legislation· Sep 2025Sponsored by Timothy M. Kennedy (D)
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
Lets VA provide headstones for veterans who died before November 1990 for seven years.
Tradeoff
Expands who can get a free headstone or burial marker from the VA. No offsetting spending cuts or revenue source mentioned in the bill.
What's in it
Reduces net direct spending by $1 million over 2025-2035, with $11 million in costs for headstones offset by $12 million in VA pension savings.
The net $1 million reduction reflects two main components: $11 million in new federal spending to provide headstones to approximately 42,000 additional eligible veterans, offset by $12 million in reduced VA pension payments that shift some nursing home costs from VA to the program.
The House passed this 413-0 on September 16, 2025. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Apr 8, 2025)
House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Apr 8, 2025)
House
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor
Reported by (Jul 23, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-274.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #269 · Sep 16, 2025)
413 yeanay 0Senate
Received from the House
on Veterans' Affairs(Sep 17, 2025)
Passage votes so far· Sep 16, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027