Bill > HR1344

This bill proposes to expand the eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits, specifically headstones, markers, and burial receptacles, by removing the current restriction that limits these benefits to individuals who died on or after November 11, 1998. Currently, the law only provides these commemorative and burial support services for veterans and eligible individuals who passed away on or after that specific date. By striking the date-based limitation in the existing law, the bill would allow family members of veterans who died before November 11, 1998, to receive the same VA burial benefits that are currently available to those who died after that date. Named the "Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act," the legislation aims to extend these memorial and burial support services more equitably to families of veterans who served before the current cutoff date, potentially providing closure and recognition to families of earlier veterans.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1344/all-info