Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6244 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6244

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children 
    of veterans buried in State cemeteries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2025

 Mrs. Watson Coleman 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 direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children 
    of veterans buried in State cemeteries, 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 ``Protecting our Veterans' Memories 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR SPOUSES AND 
              CHILDREN OF VETERANS BURIED IN STATE CEMETERIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as 
        subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in paragraph (2) 
who is buried in a cemetery that is owned by a State or by an agency or 
political subdivision of a State, the Secretary shall pay to such 
State, agency, or political subdivision the sum of $525 (as increased 
from time to time under subsection (d)) as a plot or interment 
allowance for such individual.
    ``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is a spouse, 
surviving spouse (which for purposes of this subsection includes a 
surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage), minor child (which 
for purposes of this subsection includes a child under 21 years of age, 
or under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an 
approved educational institution), or, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, unmarried adult child of any of person described in 
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section 2402 of this title.'';
            (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and 
        (c)''; and
            (4) by striking ``subsection (c)'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with 
respect to deaths occurring on or after such date.
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