S4126Introduced
A bill to address the ineligibility of Ashli Babbitt for military funeral honors.
Introduced
2
In Committee3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-17
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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ⓘType
Sponsor
Ruben Gallego
Democrat · AZ · Senator
Votes with party: 77.7% (750 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/G000574
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Cosponsors (0)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
2026-03-18
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
This bill would allow Ashli Babbitt, a former Air Force veteran, to receive military funeral honors despite her ineligibility under current rules. Military funeral honors are ceremonial services provided to eligible veterans at their funerals, and this legislation would change the eligibility requirements to include her. The bill addresses a specific case involving a veteran whose conduct led to her being barred from these honors under existing military regulations.
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Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4126 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 361 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4126 To address the ineligibility of Ashli Babbitt for military funeral honors. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2026 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was read the first time March 18, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To address the ineligibility of Ashli Babbitt for military funeral honors. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INELIGIBILITY OF ASHLI BABBITT FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS. Ashli Babbitt shall be considered to be ineligible for military funeral honors under section 985 of title 10, United States Code. Her illegal actions of participating in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, including crawling through a broken window of a barricaded door leading to the House Speaker's Lobby, disqualify her from such honors. Calendar No. 361 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4126 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To address the ineligibility of Ashli Babbitt for military funeral honors. _______________________________________________________________________ March 18, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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