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119th Congress

H.R. 2701

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz(D-FL)
Introduced
Apr 7, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text
Placed on Calendar Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (41)

Original cosponsors (6)

Added later (35)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Fallen 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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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