HR2721: Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2025-09-16: Passed |
| Latest action | 2025-09-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| Policy area | Armed Forces and National Security |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement a two-year pilot program to furnish, when requested, an appropriate headstone or burial marker to commemorate covered veterans. Covered veterans are veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990, and were released or discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable. Currently, these benefits are only available to eligible veterans who died on or after November 1, 1990. The bill requires the VA to update the National Cemetery Administration website with respect to the requirements for eligibility for a headstone or burial marker.
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals, Government information and archives, Internet, web applications, social media, Veterans' organizations and recognition
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 411 | 0 | 18 | Official tally |
HR2721 (Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26].
On 2025-09-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-09-16, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.