Payments for families of fallen U.S. service members could double under a new bipartisan bill led by a combat veteran in Congress. The proposal, titled the Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember (HONOR) Gold Star Families Act, would raise the military death gratuity—often described as a bridge payment—from $100,000 to $200,000. Newsweek contacted the Department of Veterans Affairs via email for comment outside of regular working hours. Military death benefits have not been increased in