119-sres382

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 382 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 382

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that Ashli Babbitt is disqualified 
from eligibility for military funeral honors under 

section 985 of title 
 10, United States Code.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 10, 2025

 Mr. Gallego submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that Ashli Babbitt is disqualified 
from eligibility for military funeral honors under 

section 985 of title 
 10, United States Code.

Whereas Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, died on January 6, 2021, while 
 illegally attempting to breach the United States Capitol during the 
 violent insurrection intended to overturn the certification of the 2020 
 Presidential election;
Whereas law enforcement officers responded courageously to defend the Capitol, 
 risking and, in some cases, sacrificing their lives to uphold democratic 
 institutions;
Whereas United States Capitol Police repeatedly ordered Ashli Babbitt, who was 
 carrying a weapon, and other insurrectionists to step back from the 
 locked and barricaded door leading to the House Speaker's Lobby, but the 
 mob continued pressing forward, pounding on the door until its glass 
 shattered;
Whereas Ashli Babbitt then attempted to force her way inside by climbing through 
 the door's broken window, where a Capitol Police Officer intervened to 
 protect dozens of House members and staff cornered nearby;
Whereas military funeral honors are a solemn recognition reserved for those who 
 both served in uniform and upheld their oath to support and defend the 
 Constitution of the United States;
Whereas under 

section 985 of title 10, United States Code, persons whose conduct 
 would bring discredit upon the Armed Forces may be denied eligibility 
 for military funeral honors;
Whereas extending such honors to persons who actively participated in the 
 January 6 attack undermines the integrity of those honors and the 
 sacrifices of millions of veterans who have defended the United States; 
 and
Whereas the Air Force's August 15, 2025, decision to grant Ashli Babbitt 
 military honors was indefensible, shameful, and a disservice to the men 
 and women who have honorably worn the uniform: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--

    (1) Ashli Babbitt's actions on January 6, 2021, constitute 
 disqualifying conduct under 

section 985 of title 10, United 
 States Code, the rendering of military funeral honors to her 
 would bring discredit upon the Air Force, and she is not 
 eligible for such honors; and

    (2) the Senate reaffirms its gratitude to the law 
 enforcement officers and other personnel who defended the 
 Capitol on January 6, 2021, and rejects efforts to glorify or 
 legitimize the actions of those who sought to overturn the 
 Constitution of the United States.
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