119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 7, 2025
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Dec 9, 2025): Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 7, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4294)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2701.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4294)
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-258.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
American Battle Monuments Commission · Military facilities and property · Military history · Public contracts and procurement · Religion · Veterans' organizations and recognition
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REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$485,265
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC) to allow the ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC) to allow the ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$121,376
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Religion
$121,376
Spent on own lobbying
S.1318/H.R.2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$190,733
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC) to allow the ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$360,191
Spent on own lobbying
…d in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 28, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 28, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$217,763
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$212,738
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701/S1318- Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC) to allow the ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 13, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover th introduction of H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 30, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d in support of H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claims Act. Provided commentary on H.R. 1741, the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2701, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3854, the Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2701, S. 1318 Fallen Servicemen Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERATION BENJAMIN · lobbying firm or registrant: PAUL MARCONE & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 7, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ABMC to contract out research and identification of Jewish American soldiers buried overseas under the incorrect marker. These efforts cover th introduction of H.R. 2701 in the House and S. 1318, in the Senate, and legislative language in the FY 2026 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing