Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 became law 562 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 121 words.
Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 This act extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers. Specifically, the act extends through FY2032 the requirement for the VA to furnish, upon request, memorial headstones or markers for spouses or dependent children of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death. Additionally, the act extends through FY2032 the authority for burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration for a spouse or dependent child of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 49 of 496 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 346 words
- Subjects
- Cemeteries and funeralsMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' organizations and recognition
- Latest action
- Jan 4, 2025: Became Public Law No: 118-271.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th H.R. 9055 Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024 D · Introduced