# 116-hr-5646: Bring Our Heroes Home Act

116-hr-5646, Bring Our Heroes Home Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5646
- Congress: 116
- Title: Bring Our Heroes Home Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bring Our Heroes Home Act This bill establishes at the National Archives a collection of records that relate to the fate or status of missing Armed Forces personnel. Each government office must identify and locate such records in its possession and transmit them to the Archives. The bill establishes a temporary board to ensure and facilitate the review, transmission, and public disclosure of such records. The bill generally makes such records public, with specified exceptions.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5646 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5646)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5646 (as of 2025-11-18).