Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

This bill amends a provision in the U.S. Code (38 U.S.C. § 2306(h)) to clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs must provide burial benefits when an urn or plaque is furnished instead of a traditional headstone or marker. It directly affects veterans' families who receive VA burial benefits, ensuring those benefits apply correctly when a plaque or urn is used for final resting places. The key change adjusts the language from "in lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker" to "in the case of" and renumbers related sections for clarity. The amendment applies to veterans who die on or after January 5, 2021.