Headstones for Honor Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Nov 17, 2025
What it does
The Headstones for Honor Act would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones, markers, or medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals who accompanied Armed Forces members or Civil War veterans during service, or who served in lieu of another person in the Armed Forces (including Confederate forces), as well as individuals who performed military functions despite being legally barred from service due to race, gender, sex, or ethnicity. The bill limits requests for these memorials to direct descendants or those who have made reasonable efforts to obtain consent from a descendant, and requires the VA to issue implementing regulations within one year of enactment,…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.