WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Boozman issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, welcomed committee passage of the Veterans Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (https://www.boozman.senate.gov/2025/7/boozman-hassan-lead-push-to-ensure-timely-death-certification-for-grieving-veteran-families) to eliminate bureaucratic red tape that significantly delays Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits that families grieving the loss of a veteran loved one depend on.
"Processing a veteran's death certificate expeditiously must be the standard," said Boozman. "Failing to get it right, and quickly, blocks access ...