Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6943 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6943 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2026 Mr. Evans of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Deceased veterans: burial and funeral expenses; plot allowance''; (2) in subsection (a)(2)-- (A) by striking ``who is not covered by section 2307 of this title and''; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph: ``(A) The deceased veteran dies as a result of a service-connected disability or disabilities.''; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``subparagraph (B) or (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)''. (b) Conforming Repeal.--Sectio