118th Congress (2023-2024)

S 2181

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

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118th Congress (2023-2024)

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118th Congress (2023-2024)

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US Congress

Bill overview

The Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 permanently extends benefits for burial and memorial markers for spouses and dependent children of veterans and active duty service members. Currently, these benefits were set to expire, but this bill ensures that the VA will continue to provide memorial headstones and markers upon request, and allows burial in national cemeteries for eligible family members who were serving on active duty at the time of the veteran or service member’s death. This legislation aims to provide long-term support for military families facing the loss of a loved one.

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Legislative history

2023-06-22Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2023-06-22

Introduced in Senate

2024-05-01Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)

2024-05-01

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)

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The official record shows passage by unanimous consent or voice vote where no roll call was taken. No member-level tally is available for these steps, and the district map does not apply.

12/21/2024SenateUnanimous consent
Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
12/21/2024Unanimous consent
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
11/18/2024HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
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11/18/2024Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
5/1/2024SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
5/1/2024Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

Floor votes and chamber actions

Recorded roll calls list how each member voted. Unanimous consent or voice vote appears in the official action history without a roll call; no member-level tally is available for those steps.

Passage without roll call

12/21/2024SenateUnanimous consent
Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
12/21/2024Unanimous consent
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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S 2181

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