SIGNED INTO LAW: Senator Peters' Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Burial Benefits for Veterans
January 08, 2025
January 08, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
The President has signed into law bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to expand the eligibility of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits to terminally ill veterans who pass away at a non-VA facility while receiving hospice care. The legislation, called Gerald's Law Act, was named after late Michigan veteran Gerald "Jerry" Elliott of Kingsford wh . . .
The President has signed into law bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to expand the eligibility of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits to terminally ill veterans who pass away at a non-VA facility while receiving hospice care. The legislation, called Gerald's Law Act, was named after late Michigan veteran Gerald "Jerry" Elliott of Kingsford wh . . .