# 119-s-1641: RESTORE Act

119-s-1641, RESTORE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1641
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESTORE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would create a Department of Defense Special Review Board to find and fix career harms tied to servicemembers' religious accommodation requests, including COVID‑19 vaccine refusals.** It would audit cases across the military and restore promotions, pay, records, and service when wrongdoing is found. - Service members who filed religious accommodation requests could get backdated promotions, corrected dates of rank, restored pay and retirement contributions, reinstatement if separation was later found unlawful, and removal of related adverse actions. Compensation and restorations must be paid not later than 60 days after an individual case review. - Reserve and National Guard members could have Inactive Duty Training points and other participation records fixed so they receive a satisfactory year for reserve service and regain competitiveness for assignments. - The Department of Defense would conduct a DoD‑wide audit and assess compliance with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, provide an initial findings report within 90 days, quarterly progress reports, and face an independent DoD Inspector General audit within 18 months.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore military careers after vaccine denials: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would create a Special Review Board at the Department of Defense to audit COVID-19 vaccine religious accommodation requests. The Board would review personnel records and decide whether a service member's promotions, assignments, retention, or development were harmed. If eligib…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1641 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1641)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1641 (as of 2025-12-21).