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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 2701
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Introduced 2025-04-07Topic: veterans militarySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceFallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act This bill requires the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) to establish the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Program to identify deceased members of the Armed Forces who were Jewish and buried in a U.S. military cemetery located outside of the United States under a marker indicating the member was not Jewish. The program must contact survivors and descendants of such members. The ABMC must seek to enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization to carry out the program during the first 10 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of the bill.
Sponsors
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat sponsor
- 39 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Senate | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292. | |
| 2025-09-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294) | |
| 2025-09-15 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294: 1) | floor pass | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2701. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4294) | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-09-09 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214. | |
| 2025-09-09 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258. | report |
| 2025-09-09 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258. | report | |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-07-03 | House | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged | refer |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-04-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-04-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |