The public record · 119th Congress

RESPECT Act of 2025

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the applicability of the authority to reconsider decisions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army to inter remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

RESPECT Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

S. 2807·Senate·Bill·Armed Forces and National Security

Sen. John Cornyn(Republican-Texas)·

Sep 16, 2025

SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Dec 10, 2025

Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.

Mar 18, 2026

Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Bill text

Sep 16, 2025As introduced in the Senate