Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024
H.R. 8893118th Congress

Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. John James (R-MI-10)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024.

Section 2. Headstones and markers for groups of individuals buried in group interments

Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection (k):

(1) In lieu of a headstone or marker for an individual under this section, the Secretary may furnish a single appropriate headstone or marker for a group of individuals buried in a group interment if each individual of such group is eligible for a headstone or marker furnished under this section.

(2) The authority to furnish a headstone or marker under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment of the Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024.

Section 3. Extension of authority for burial of spouses and dependent children who predecease veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces

Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking October 1, 2024 and inserting October 1, 2031.

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