Headstones for Honor Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6032 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6032 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in the Armed Forces. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2025 Mr. Horsford (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in the Armed Forces. 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 ``Headstones for Honor Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR HEADSTONES, MARKERS, AND MEDALLIONS, FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, FOR GRAVES OF CERTAIN ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORMED MILITARY FUNCTIONS DESPITE INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Establishment.--Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and Navies'' after ``Armies''; and (B) by inserting, after paragraph (5), the following new paragraphs: ``(6) Any enslaved individual, determined by the Secretary to have-- ``(A) accompanied a member of the Armed Forces or a Civil War veteran (as that term is defined in section 1501 of this title) during active military or naval service of such member or Civil War vete