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H.R. 5487, Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested July 30, 2020
Requested By House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date Sent Sept. 1, 2020
Description:
Under current law, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) awards grants to state, tribal, and territorial governments to establish or expand veterans’ cemeteries. VA also awards grants totaling up to $5 million annually for cemetery operations and maintenance projects such as improving the height and alignment of headstones, leveling gravesites, or improving turf conditions. H.R. 5487 would increase the maximum amount of cemetery grants for operations and maintenance to $10 million.

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