# 119-hr-6723: Bring Our Heroes Home Act

119-hr-6723, Bring Our Heroes Home Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6723
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bring Our Heroes Home Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Create a centralized archive and presumption of declassification for missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records.** This bill would build a National Archives Collection and an independent Review Board that can compel agencies to find, preserve, review, and disclose those records quickly.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies must search and transmit records: benefit, low. This bill would require every Government office to identify and preserve missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records it holds. Offices would have to prepare copies in Archivist-approved formats and certify under penalty of perjury that they conducted thorough searches and transmitted record…
- Board subpoena and reporting powers: benefit, low. This bill would give the Review Board authority to hold hearings, take testimony, receive evidence, administer oaths, and issue subpoenas to private people and agencies. Federal courts could enforce those subpoenas on the Board's request. The Board would have to publish unclassified reports and pos…
- Central archive for missing records: benefit, low. This bill would require the Archivist to create a Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Collection within 90 days after a Board quorum exists. The Archivist would publish a subject guide and index and set required formats, metadata, and privacy safeguards for agencies sending copies.…
- New Review Board and staff: benefit, low. This bill would create a five-member Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Review Board. The President would appoint members with Senate approval and one member chosen with the Archivist would serve as Chair. The Board would hire an Executive Director within 45 days of its first meeti…
- Rules for delaying or keeping records: mixed, medium. This bill would set strict tests when records can be postponed from public release. Records made less than 25 years before review could be delayed only for listed national security or foreign relations reasons if the harm outweighs public interest. Older records could be delayed only with clear and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6723 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6723)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6723 (as of 2026-04-21).