Final Honors Act of 2025

HR 3642, the Final Honors Act of 2025, allows the remains of service members who died from injuries incurred while on duty to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. It directly affects the primary surviving next of kin of these fallen service members, requiring their request for the honor. The bill mandates the Secretary concerned to notify next of kin per existing law and directs the Architect of the Capitol (under congressional leadership) to schedule the ceremony and determine eligibility. This applies to service members who die on or after the bill's enactment date.