119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Nov 9, 2026
S. 3226IntroducedGovernment Operations and Politics
Bring Our Heroes Home Act
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike (R-ID)14 cosponsorsIntroduced Nov 19, 2025
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In plain English
S. 3226, sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), establishes a review process to identify, transmit to the National Archives, and disclose records related to missing armed forces and civilian personnel. The bill creates an independent body to review classified records on this topic and sets grounds for postponing public disclosure of certain materials. The legislation also directs a study of additional materials related to missing personnel and addresses records review procedures under executive classification rules.
What’s in the bill (11 sections)
- Sec. 2. Findings; purposes
- Sec. 3. Definitions
- Sec. 5. </DELETED>
- Sec. 4. Missing armed forces and civilian personnel records
- Sec. 5. Review, identification, transmission to the national
- Sec. 6. </DELETED>
- Sec. 7. </DELETED>
- Sec. 6. Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of
- Sec. 3. 3(b) of Executive Order
- Sec. 7. Establishment and powers of the missing armed forces
- Sec. 8. Missing armed forces and civilian personnel records
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Nov 9
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.
Nov 9
3d ago
3d ago
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 9
3d ago
3d ago
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 6
Aug 6
Aug 6
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 19
Nov 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 19
Nov 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Full action log
All 6 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Nov 9
SENATEPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.
Nov 9
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 9
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 6
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025
Nov 19
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 19
Introduced in Senate
All 14 cosponsors
11 Democrats · 2 Republicans · 1 Independent
Democrats (11)
Republicans (2)
Independents (1)
King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
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