Congress·Reported·S. 3226

Bring Our Heroes Home Act

Congress proposes new Archives collection and faster public release of records on missing service members

Nov 19, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: The Senate

The Senate must act next: a Senate floor vote.

Legislative Progress

Senate

No action since August 2026

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 2315 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2315 (118th) →

Key Points

Creates a new National Archives collection for federal records about missing service members and related civilian personnel dating from World War II to the law’s enactment.
Requires federal offices to search for these records, certify under penalty of perjury that they searched, and send copies to the National Archives on set deadlines.
Sets a strong default that records should be made public, with only narrow reasons to delay release (like national security, personal privacy, or protecting sources).
Creates an independent review board to settle fights over what can be withheld, and it can order agencies to provide records, summaries, and testimony.
Says most postponed records must become public within 10 years unless Trump personally signs a written certification that keeping them secret is still necessary.

VeteransNational SecurityData Privacy

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(2)

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Positive Impacts(2)

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions

Aug 6, 2026Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Nov 19, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 19, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Bring Our Heroes Home Act

Bill NumberS 3226

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.