
Banks
On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025.
Currently, veterans can receive VA burial benefits, including headstones, markers, or urns. However, those who choose an urn or plaque lose eligibility for burial in a VA cemetery, even if their spouse remains eligible. This bill would allow veterans with VA-provided urns or plaques to be buried in VA national cemeteries if their families choose.
Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.-02) introduced the bill in the House.
“Military spouses make countless sacrifices in support of our servicemembers,” Sen. Banks said. “We have a sacred duty to honor our nation’s heroes, and my bill ensures veterans, and their spouses are laid to rest with the respect they have earned.”
Click here to read the full text of the bill.