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Bill would let families of veterans who died before 1990 apply for government headstones in two‑year pilot
Summary
Representative Kennedy described a bill to create a two‑year pilot allowing families of veterans who died before Nov. 1, 1990, to apply for government‑issued headstones or markers; veterans service organizations told the subcommittee the measure would correct an historical practice change made for budgetary reasons.
Representative Kennedy urged the subcommittee to support the Honoring Our Heroes Act, which would create a two‑year pilot to allow families of veterans who died before Nov. 1, 1990, to apply for government‑issued headstones or markers from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Kennedy said the…
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