Congress·In Committee·H.R. 9006

Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act

Veterans Affairs: Centralized Portal for Unclaimed Remains

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a centralized portal within the Department of Veterans Affairs for the storage of information with respect to the unclaimed remains of veterans, and for other purposes.

May 21·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time, and the bill is not moving forward. There is no companion bill listed for this proposal.

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Unlikely to pass

While helping veterans is a popular goal, most bills introduced in the House never make it to a final vote. It will need more support to move through the committee process.

Key Points

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to build a central computer system to track unclaimed remains. It aims to make sure every veteran is identified and given a proper burial.
The system would collect information from funeral homes, coroners, and state governments. This includes names, fingerprints, and the age of the person when they died.
The VA would work with other agencies like the FBI and the Social Security Administration to check records. This helps confirm if the remains belong to a veteran and helps find their living relatives.
The VA must give Congress a report every year to show how many veterans were identified through this new system. The program is designed to last for three years.

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Milestones

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Jun 25, 2026House

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Jun 22, 2026House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 21, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Bill NumberHR 9006

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

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