S. 4807

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4807 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4807

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-
of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families 
of deceased members of the Armed Forces.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 17, 2026

Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-
of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families 
of deceased members of the Armed Forces.

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 ``Honor Gold Star Families Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AND COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY.

(a) Increase in Death Gratuity.--
(1) Increase.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''.
(2) Retroactive applicability.--The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on 
or after January 1, 2026.
(b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Death Gratuity.--Section 1478 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
``(c) Annual Adjustment to Death Gratuity.--(1) On January 1, 2027, 
and January 1 of each year thereafter, 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.''.
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