H.R. 7932

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7932 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7932

To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of 
the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments 
to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Mr. Van Epps (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. 
Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Timmons, Mr. 
Bishop, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Rose, Mr. James, and Mr. Burchett) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services

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A BILL

To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of 
the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments 
to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to 
Remember Gold Star Families Act'' or the ``HONOR Gold Star Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY.

(a) Increase.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026.

SEC. 3. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY.

(a) Adjustment.--Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
``(c) Annual Adjustment to Death Gratuity.--(1) On January 1 of 
each year, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection 
(a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer 
Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, 
rounded to the nearest $100.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of 
the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by 
paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply beginning on January 1, 2027.
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