Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Military Cemeteries: Correcting Jewish Grave Markers
Legislative Progress
235–191
Key Points
- This bill creates a 10-year program to find Jewish American soldiers from World War I and World War II who were buried in overseas cemeteries under the wrong religious symbols. Many of these soldiers were mistakenly buried under crosses instead of the Star of David.
- The American Battle Monuments Commission will hire a nonprofit group to do the research. This group will receive $500,000 each year to identify these fallen heroes and reach out to their living family members or descendants to discuss correcting the markers.
- Experts estimate that about 900 Jewish servicemembers are currently buried under incorrect markers. The goal is to make sure their heritage is properly honored and that the government fixes these past mistakes made during the chaos of war.
- The program will focus on U.S. military cemeteries located outside the United States. These sites are visited by millions of people every year, making it important that the headstones accurately reflect the lives and faiths of those who served.
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Milestones
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 191 (Roll no. 142).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 191 (Roll no. 142).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
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Official Title
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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