Ensure that veterans are buried in national cemeteries regardless of their discharge status.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025?
The Ensuring Veterans Final Resting Place Act of 2025 is currently represented by H.R. 647, which has been stalled on the Union Calendar since October 16, 2025. House leadership must decide to schedule a floor vote for the bill to advance. While reaching the floor is a significant milestone that most legislation fails to achieve, floor time is limited and the bill has seen no action for eight months.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 (H.R. 647 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since October 2025
Next up: The House · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 8854 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 8854 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Rudy Yakym (R-IN)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
