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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2025-09-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-16 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-16 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4330) | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2721. | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4286) | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Floor | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 230. | House floor actions |
| 2025-09-15 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-23 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2025-07-23 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House committee actions |
| 2025-07-03 | Committee | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged | House committee actions |
| 2025-06-24 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held | House committee actions |
| 2025-04-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2025-04-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2025-04-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |