← Back to browse
HR 2701 Advanced toward a vote

Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to run a five-year program that identifies Jewish servicemembers buried under markers showing another religion in U.S. military cemeteries overseas and contacts their families.

Official title: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 07-APR-2025
Referred 07-APR-2025
Approved by committee 23-JUL-2025
Reported 09-SEP-2025
On the calendar 09-SEP-2025
Passed 15-SEP-2025
Senate
Received 16-SEP-2025
On the calendar 09-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Requires the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Program to identify covered members and contact their survivors and descendants.
  • Runs for the first five fiscal years after enactment, with the Commission seeking a one-year contract with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit each year for $500,000.
  • Directs the Commission to give priority to nonprofits that have shown capability and expertise in this work.
  • Changes the date in 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7), which limits certain pension payments, from November 30, 2031 to January 31, 2032.
AI-generated from the Placed on Calendar Senate text of 09-DEC-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (07-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-SEP-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Cosponsors · 41
■ 21 R■ 20 D