08/02/2026
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National Funeral Directors Association and Senior Vice President of Advocacy Lesley Witter, MPA, CAE, urges Congress to pass the Take Care of Americaโs Veterans Act which includes two important bipartisan measures that would ensure veterans and their families receive timely, dignified support at the end of life:
โข Ensuring Veteransโ Final Resting Place Act (H.R. 647): Protects a veteranโs access to a VA headstone, marker, national cemetery interment, and other burial benefitsโeven when the family also chooses a VA-furnished urn or commemorative plaque.
โข Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (H.R. 4398 / S. 2309): Requires a VA physician or nurse practitioner to certify a veteranโs death within 48 hours of notification, helping prevent burial delays and ensuring families can access accounts, survivor benefits, and other essential information.
We thank Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Office of U.S. Senator John Boozman, Senate Veteransโ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, and House Veteransโ Affairs Committee Chairman Representative Mike Bost for their leadership and steadfast commitment to veterans and their families.
These commonsense measures would remove unnecessary barriers at a profoundly difficult time and help ensure every veteran is laid to rest with the honor and dignity they have earned.
