WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID) are introducing bipartisan legislation to correct a disparity in funeral and burial benefits for veterans who die from service-connected injuries when compared to non-service related causes. The Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act would make sure that veterans who pass away due to service-related causes get the recognition they deserve for the sacrifices they made by receiving higher burial benefits compared to non-service-related deaths.
In 2020, Congress passed legislation that increased burial benefits for non-service-connected deaths and tied them to infla...