A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces.
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Committee
Latest Action · June 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
The Honor Gold Star Families Act increases the death gratuity paid to families of deceased service members from $100,000 to $200,000, effective retroactively to January 1, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, and every January 1 thereafter, the death gratuity will automatically increase based on the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index, with adjustments rounded to the nearest $100. The bill affects the families of all Armed Forces members who die in service or from service-connected causes. The Department of Defense will publish the adjusted death gratuity amount in the Federal Register each year. No specific funding amount is allocated in the legislation, as the costs will come from existing military appropriations.
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