H.R. 7932

Summary

H.R. 7932, the HONOR Gold Star Families Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 12, 2026 by Rep. Matt Van Epps (R) with 23 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Mar 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Text

H.R. 7932 has 23 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7932 IH: Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember Gold Star Families Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7932  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 12, 2026   Mr. Van Epps  (for himself,  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Mr. Ellzey ,  Mr. Harrigan ,  Mr. Timmons ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Rose ,  Mr. James , and  Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember Gold Star Families Act   or the   HONOR Gold Star Families Act  .
2.
Increase in death gratuity
(a)
Increase
Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking  $100,000  and inserting  $200,000 .
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
3.
Cost-of-living adjustment of death gratuity
(a)
Adjustment
Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(c)
Annual adjustment to death gratuity
(1)
On January 1 of each year, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $100.
(2)
The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.
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(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on January 1, 2027.

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To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Matt Van Epps (R) sponsors H.R. 7932, and 23 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Matt Van Epps

Rep. · R–TN-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Sanford Bishop

Rep. · D–GA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Tim Burchett

Rep. · R–TN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Jake Ellzey

Rep. · R–TX-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Pat Harrigan

Rep. · R–NC-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

John James

Rep. · R–MI-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Jennifer Kiggans

Rep. · R–VA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

John Rose

Rep. · R–TN-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

William Timmons

Rep. · R–SC-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7932 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Mar 12, 2026 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7932 has taken 2 actions since Mar 12, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7932 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7932 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• HONOR Gold Star Families Act — Display Title
• HONOR Gold Star Families Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember Gold Star Families Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7932 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Immigration, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign).

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Firms

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7932 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7932’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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