GRAVE Act
U.S. Congress · HR4928 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-08-08. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary (plain-language)
Giving Reservists A Valiant Eternity Act or the GRAVE Act This bill expands eligibility for government headstones or markers provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility to a member or former member of a reserve component who is not eligible for veteran status solely by reason of not meeting the minimum active-duty service requirements. Under current law, such benefit is only available to reservists who at the time of their death were eligible for retirement pay or who would have been eligible for retirement pay but for the fact they were under 60 years of age.
Sponsors
- Michael Lawler (primary)
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-08-08 — XML
What analysts say
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What politicians say
No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.
Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2025-08-08 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-08-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | Q1 2026 | $175,948 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.