Yakym Celebrates House Passage of Sweeping Veterans Package, Including His Final Resting Place Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) celebrated House passage of the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (H.R. 9237), a sweeping, bipartisan package that expands health care access, strengthens disability and survivor benefits, and improves services for millions of America’s veterans and their families.
The package includes the Major Richard Star Act, as well as Yakym’s Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act, which gives the families of deceased veterans the flexibility to lay their loved one to rest in a VA National Cemetery.
“Our nation owes everything to the men and women who fought to protect our freedoms. This historic package delivers long-overdue reforms to strengthen veterans’ health care, expand benefits, and cut through VA bureaucracy,” said Rep. Yakym. “Our veterans kept their promise to America, and we must keep our promise to them. I was proud to champion this package to help deliver on that promise.”
Background
The legislation includes nearly 60 bipartisan bills and represents one of the most significant expansions of veterans’ health care and benefits in decades.
Read more on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act HERE .