S. 2807

Summary

S. 2807, the RESPECT Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 16, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Record

Text

S. 2807 has 5 co-sponsors.

113 S2807 IS: Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-16
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2807  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   September 16, 2025   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself,  Ms. Hirono ,  Ms. Murkowski ,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Mr. Scott of Florida , and  Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    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 the remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes Act of 2025   or the   RESPECT Act of 2025  .
2.
Applicability of authority to reconsider decisions to inter the remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery
(a)
In general
Section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)(1), by inserting  made on or after June 18, 1973,  after  reconsider a decision ; and
(2)
in subsections (b)(4)(A), (b)(5)(A), (d)(2)(A)(ii), and (e)(1)(B), by striking  to be a tier III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq. )  each place it appears and inserting  to meet the definition of a tier III sex offender under section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20911 ) .
(b)
Conforming repeal
Section 2 of the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act ( Public Law 113–65 ) is amended by striking subsection (c).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

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.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 2807, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 16, 2025

John Fetterman

Sen. · D–PA · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Lisa Murkowski

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Adam Schiff

Sen. · D–CA · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Rick Scott

Sen. · R–FL · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Show 6 of 6 rows

PreviousNext

Committees

S. 2807 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · Mar 18, 2026

Actions

S. 2807 has taken 4 actions since Sep 16, 2025, the latest on Mar 18, 2026.

Votes

S. 2807 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2807 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

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

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 2807, the latest on Mar 31, 2026.

• S. 2807, Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes Act of 2026 — 2026-03-31As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 2807 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2807 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2807’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2807 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Cemeteries and funerals to Veterans' organizations and recognition.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com