Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act

The Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act would expand who can receive memorial headstones or markers through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Currently, spouses, surviving spouses, children, and dependents of veterans or active-duty service members can only receive these memorial markers if their remains are unavailable and they died on or after November 11, 1998. This bill would remove that date restriction, making individuals eligible regardless of when they died.

If enacted, this change would allow families of veterans and service members who died before 1998 to receive memorial headstones or markers even when remains cannot be located or recovered. This could provide closure and a place of remembrance for families who lost loved ones in earlier conflicts or circumstances where remains were never recovered. The bill is currently in the Senate committee process and has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.