H.R. 2701 · 119th Congress

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Introduced Apr 7, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

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

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

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

  2. Senate

    Received in the Senate.

  3. House

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

  4. House

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

  5. 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)

  6. House

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

  7. House

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

  8. House

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

  9. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.

  10. House

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

  11. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  12. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Show 5 earlier actions
  1. House

    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged

  2. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  3. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  4. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. Introduced in House