HR 3642
Final Honors Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Final Honors Act of 2025, allows the remains of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in line of duty to be displayed in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. It grants the request of the primary surviving next of kin, and establishes procedures for the Architect of the Capitol to manage the process. The bill ensures that this honor is extended to those who served and died while in the line of duty. It applies to deaths occurring on or after the bill’s enactment date.
Key provisions
- Permits remains of deceased Armed Forces members who died in line of duty to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda.
- Allows the primary surviving next of kin to request the remains be displayed.
- Establishes a process for the Architect of the Capitol to manage the honor display.
- Requires notification of the next of kin by the relevant Secretary.
- Defines the ‘Secretary concerned’ for notification purposes.
- Specifies that the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate will direct the Architect of the Capitol.
- Sets the effective date for the bill’s application to deaths occurring on or after enactment.
Who is affected
- Members of the Armed Forces
- Surviving next of kin of deceased members of the Armed Forces
- The Architect of the Capitol
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives
- The President pro tempore of the Senate
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3642
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To permit the remains of certain members of the armed forces who died in line of duty to lie in honor in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Final Honors Act of 2025
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At the request of the primary surviving next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces who dies from an injury incurred in line of duty (unless such injury is covered by an exclusion under section 105 of title 38, United States Code), the remains of the member shall be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the United States Capitol.
Secretary concernedhas the meaning given such term in section 101(9) of title 10, United States Code.
The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, shall take such steps as the Architect considers appropriate to carry out this Act, including determining the date and time during which the remains of a member of the Armed Forces shall be permitted to lie in honor and establishing regulations to determine who is the primary surviving next of kin of the member.
This Act shall apply with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.