S. 2181118th CongressSenate Bill

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

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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.

Introduced Jun 22, 2023
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Gary Peters

Gary Peters

Democrat

U.S. Senator · MI

6 cosponsors — mostly Republicans

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