Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed “The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act” (S. 141), a comprehensive omnibus package of veterans legislation. Among its significant provisions, the bill includes a crucial update to veterans’ burial benefits that extends the allowance to veterans who die from a non-service-connected disability at home while receiving hospice care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Following the House of Representatives' passage of this legislation last month (H.R. 8371), the bill now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature. The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is a steadfast advocate for enhancing veterans’ funeral and burial benefits, with a full-time lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who played a pivotal role in supporting this legislation through expert advice and testimony.

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