H.R. 2701 119th Congress House

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Official title: To direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeterie… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: April 7, 2025 Introduced by: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security American Battle Monuments CommissionMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyPublic contracts and procurement

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ReligionVeterans' organizations and recognition

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 9, 2025

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

Sep 16, 2025

Received in the Senate.

Sep 15, 2025

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

Sep 15, 2025

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

Sep 15, 2025

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

Sep 15, 2025

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

Sep 15, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: 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 9, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.

Sep 9, 2025

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

Jul 23, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 23, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jul 3, 2025

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged

Jun 24, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Apr 21, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Apr 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced in House

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 5 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 21

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
for REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
for JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for OPERATION BENJAMIN · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
for REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for OPERATION BENJAMIN · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
for JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
21 filings
SENATE
21 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
9 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
9 filings
White House Office
9 filings
Education, Dept of
8 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
7 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 41

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Sep 2, 2025

Cammack, Kat

Florida · Aug 15, 2025

LaLota, Nick

New York · Jul 25, 2025

Bresnahan, Robert P.

Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2025

Carson, André

Indiana · Jul 16, 2025

Kustoff, David

Tennessee · Jul 16, 2025

Calvert, Ken

California · Jul 14, 2025

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · Jul 14, 2025

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Jul 14, 2025

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Jul 14, 2025

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Jul 10, 2025

Mace, Nancy

South Carolina · Jul 10, 2025

Van Orden, Derrick

Wisconsin · Jul 10, 2025

Ciscomani, Juan

Arizona · Jun 26, 2025

Schrier, Kim

Washington · Jun 26, 2025

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Jun 25, 2025

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jun 25, 2025

Magaziner, Seth

Rhode Island · Jun 25, 2025

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Jun 9, 2025

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Jun 3, 2025

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Jun 3, 2025

Bell, Wesley

Missouri · Jun 2, 2025

Hamadeh, Abraham J.

Arizona · Jun 2, 2025

Torres, Ritchie

New York · May 26, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · May 20, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · May 14, 2025

Case, Ed

Hawaii · May 13, 2025

Gillen, Laura

New York · May 13, 2025

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · May 9, 2025

Sherrill, Mikie

New Jersey · May 9, 2025

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Apr 24, 2025

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Apr 24, 2025

Goldman, Craig A.

Texas · Apr 24, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2025

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Apr 24, 2025

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Apr 7, 2025

Friedman, Laura

California · Apr 7, 2025

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Apr 7, 2025

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Apr 7, 2025

Miller, Max L.

Ohio · Apr 7, 2025

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Illinois · Apr 7, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2701/

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"H.R. 2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2701/.

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