American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003

H.R. 1265, the American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003, would have required the Secretary of Defense to relocate the remains of deceased service members buried in American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France or Belgium back to the United States. Upon the request of a qualified family member, the federal government would have been responsible for the removal and transportation of the remains to a domestic location chosen by the family. This legislation aimed to provide families of fallen soldiers from past conflicts the opportunity to bring their loved ones home for burial on American soil at government expense.