S. 1318 · Passed both chambers · Armed Forces and National Security

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-KS)

What it does

• Requires the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Program.
• Tasks the program with identifying Jewish service members buried in U.S. military cemeteries abroad under markers indicating they were not Jewish.
• Requires the program to contact survivors and descendants of those service members.
• Directs the commission to seek a contract with a nonprofit organization to run the program for its first 10 fiscal years.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Jun 5, 2026: Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 164.

Committee: Senate Veterans' Affairs