To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in connection with the death of a member of the Armed Forces or veteran.

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican-FL)May 23, 2025

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Requires military funerals to include a special flag recitation for fallen service members and veterans.

This bill would require military funeral honors details to recite the '13 Folds of Honor' when presenting a flag to the families of deceased service members and veterans. Currently, this recitation is not federally required. Families would also have the explicit option to decline the recitation.

What Would Change

Today, military funeral honors details present a folded flag to families of fallen service members and veterans, but they are not federally required to recite the '13 Folds of Honor.' If this bill becomes law, these details would be required to recite the '13 Folds of Honor' during flag presentations, though families could choose to opt out.

Key Provisions

Declares that the bill is dedicated to the 13 service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021.
Requires funeral honors details to recite the '13 Folds of Honor' when presenting a flag for deceased service members or veterans.
Lets families of deceased service members or veterans choose to not have the '13 Folds of Honor' recited.

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HR 3583 · 119th Congress · May 23, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in connection with the death of a member of the Armed Forces or veteran.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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