# 119-hr-2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

119-hr-2701, Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2701
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Correcting religious markers for American-Jewish servicemembers buried overseas** is the bill's central goal, set up as a targeted, time-limited program to identify mismarked graves and notify survivors and descendants. It pairs the American Battle Monuments Commission with qualified nonprofits to carry out that outreach and correction work. - Families and descendants: The program would locate deceased Jewish Armed Forces members buried in U.S. overseas cemeteries under incorrect markers and contact survivors and descendants to address the error. - Nonprofit organizations: ABMC could award one-year contracts to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, with each contract up to $500,000, and would prioritize groups with relevant expertise. - Veterans and pension administration: Separately, the bill would extend a pension-related payment limitation date by changing November 30, 2031 to January 31, 2032, lengthening the applicable period for that rule.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Two-month delay for VA pension limit: benefit, low. If enacted, this would move a date in VA pension law from November 30, 2031 to January 31, 2032. If you are under the payment limit in 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7), that limit would be delayed by two months.
- Restore correct faith markers for fallen troops: benefit, low. If enacted, the American Battle Monuments Commission would run a five‑year program. It would look for Jewish U.S. service members buried overseas under a non‑Jewish marker. The program would contact survivors and descendants to help correct the marker. Each of the first five fiscal years, the Commi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2701 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2701)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2701 (as of 2026-09-21).