{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-reps-morrison-finstad-introduce-veteran-burial-benefit-correction-act", "U.S. Reps. Morrison, Finstad Introduce the Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act", "2026-05-29", "2026", "2026-05", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Kelly Morrison (MN-03) and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act, legislation which increases and standardizes burial and funeral benefits for veterans who die from service-connected disabilities. To keep up with rising costs and ensure consistent coverage for eligible veterans\u2019 families, this legislation raises the fixed burial and funeral expense payment from $2,000 to $3,000.\n\nRepresentative Morrison is a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.\n\n\u201cEvery veteran who serves our country deserves to be laid to rest honorably. This bipartisan legislation would increase burial and funeral service benefits for the families of veterans who have passed from a service-connected disability. I\u2019m proud to lead this bill and look forward to seeing it passed into law so our veterans can be honored appropriately without financially straining their loved ones,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison.\n\n\u201cThe families of our fallen servicemembers and veterans suffer greatly when losing a loved one due to injuries sustained in defense of our great nation,\u201d said Congressman Brad Finstad. \u201cI am proud to introduce legislation that helps their legacy live on by ensuring veterans\u2019 families can cover the cost of funerals and burials for their loved ones who have died from service-connected disabilities.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2020, Congress passed legislation to increase burial benefits for non-service-connected deaths, linking them to inflation.\n\nThis resulted in the benefit amount for deaths unrelated to service being higher than that for service-connected deaths, which remains capped at $2,000.\n\nCompanion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators James Risch (R-ID) and Angus King (I-ME).\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:21:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-reps-morrison-finstad-introduce-veteran-burial-benefit-correction-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9195140339434147, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}