The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
HR 2701 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Requires the American Battle Monuments Commission to identify Jewish servicemembers mistakenly buried under Christian markers overseas.

Tradeoff

Establishes a program to correct historical burial markers for Jewish servicemembers who died in World Wars I and II. Authorizes $500,000 per year for up to five years to contract with a nonprofit organization to carry out the work.

What's in it

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Reduces deficit by $8 million over 2025-2035, offset by $3 million in new spending, for net savings of $5 million.

The bill creates a $3 million grant program over ten years for identifying and correcting grave markers, while saving $8 million by extending a reduction in VA pension payments to certain nursing home residents for two additional months.

H.R. 2701, Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act · Aug 2025

Passed the House by on September 15, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Apr 7, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Apr 7, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jul 23, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-258.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 16, 2025)