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S. 1318 · Armed Forces and National Security
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Introduced Apr 7, 2025 · Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 164.
Amendments adopted
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

What does this mean?

Note: the title of this bill ("Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act") doesn't match the actual content described below — this appears to be a mismatch in the source material, so here's what the summarized text actually covers. This legislation extends for several more years the government's authority to collect foreign communications for intelligence purposes, a power that can sometimes sweep up messages involving American citizens even though it's meant to target people overseas. It adds new safeguards for those cases: intelligence officials must review every time the FBI searches this data for information on a U.S. person, flag any rule-breaking to internal watchdogs, and only specially trained FBI lawyers (not regular supervisors) can approve such searches going forward, with criminal penalties for those who lie about following the rules. Separately, the bill blocks the Federal Reserve (the nation's central bank) from creating a "digital dollar" or offering bank accounts directly to individual people, meaning your banking relationship would stay with private banks rather than the government itself.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2025
Referred to Committee
Apr 7, 2025
Passed Senate
Nov 20, 2025
Received in House
Nov 20, 2025
Passed House
Apr 29, 2026
Full action history (21)
Apr 7, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 7, 2025Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Jul 30, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 22, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
Oct 22, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. With written report No. 119-89.
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