US Congress · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 2701Passed Origin Chamber

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

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Overview

This bill directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to create a program to identify deceased American-Jewish service members buried in overseas U.S. military cemeteries who were mistakenly marked with non-Jewish markers. The program will contact the survivors and descendants of these individuals to correct the record of their religious heritage. The Commission is required to contract with a nonprofit organization to carry out this program for the first ten fiscal years following the bill’s enactment.

Key provisions

Establishes the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Program.
Identifies deceased American-Jewish service members buried overseas with incorrect markers.
Requires contact with survivors and descendants.
Authorizes the Commission to contract with a nonprofit organization.
Specifies a contract term of one year and a funding amount of $500,000.
Prioritizes nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise.
Authorizes appropriations of $500,000 per year for the program.

Who is affected

American Battle Monuments Commission
Descendants and survivors of American-Jewish service members
American-Jewish veterans and their families
U.S. military cemeteries overseas
Nonprofit organizations

Notable changes

Corrects historical inaccuracies in the religious markers of American-Jewish service members.

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Legislative history

19 recorded actions · showing the most recent 12

Jul 23, 2025House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 9, 2025House

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.

Sep 9, 2025House

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258.

Sep 9, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258.

Sep 15, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 15, 2025House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294)

Sep 15, 2025

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)

Sep 15, 2025House

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2701.

Sep 15, 2025House

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4294)

Sep 15, 2025House

Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 16, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate.

Dec 9, 2025Senate

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.

Votes

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9/15/2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/15/2025Voice vote
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)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Passage without roll call

Sep 15, 2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
Sep 15, 2025Voice vote
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)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

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