Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6943 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6943

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of 
 burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans 
 under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2026

Mr. Evans of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of 
 burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans 
 under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Burial Allowance and 
Reimbursement Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER LAWS 
              ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Deceased 
        veterans: burial and funeral expenses; plot allowance'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``who is not covered by section 
                2307 of this title and'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) The deceased veteran dies as a result of a 
                service-connected disability or disabilities.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``subparagraph (B) or 
        (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2307 of such title is repealed.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 2303(b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and'';
            (2) in section 2308--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``in subparagraph (B) or 
                        (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or 
                        (D)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, or pursuant to section 
                        2307 of this title,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(D)''; and
            (3) in section 5101, by striking ``sections 2303, 2307, and 
        5121'' and inserting ``sections 2303 and 5121''.
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