Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026
Latest action · Mar 26, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2026 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 29, 2026Hearings Feb 3, 2026Markup Mar 26, 2026Reported Mar 27, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 26, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 3, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 29, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 6, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 3, January 6, 2026, page H12.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-46 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING151 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 3, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
