Congress expands honor for fallen service members and their families
H.R. 3642 — Final Honors Act of 2025 · Filed by Brian Mast (R-FL) · Introduced May 29, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill allows the families of armed forces members who die in the line of duty to request that their remains lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The Secretary of Defense notifies next of kin of this option, and the Architect of the Capitol handles logistics and scheduling under direction from the House Speaker and Senate President pro tempore.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is to permit a ceremonial honor (lying in state in the Capitol rotunda) for service members who die in line of duty, at the request of their families. It is a straightforward expansion of existing honors protocols.
Who it affects
The bill expands a ceremonial honor available to families of fallen service members without restricting any existing rights or imposing costs. Families gain the option to request this recognition; no one is harmed or restricted by the provision.
Named in the bill
U.S. Armed Forces, Secretary of Defense, Architect of the Capitol, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, U.S. Capitol rotunda
Where it stands
- May 29, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 29, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,663 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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