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HR6723Referred to Committee

Bring Our Heroes Home Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-15
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas
Democrat · NH · Representative
Votes with party: 92.6% (552 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000614

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)Original· 2025-12-15
  • Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)· 2026-03-05

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-12-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-12-15

Previously

  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-15

Plain-English Summary

Based on the vague title and government operations subject matter, this bill likely aims to address the return or repatriation of American military personnel, whether deceased service members, prisoners of war, or missing-in-action soldiers. The specific mechanics would depend on the bill's actual text, but the intent appears to be improving government processes or policies related to bringing service members home. This would primarily affect military families, the Department of Defense, and veterans' services.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

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    Passed House · 2026-05-20
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