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H.R. 186 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
What does this mean?

A monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients (the nation's highest military award for battlefield bravery) has already been approved for construction, and this bill simply pins down where it has to go: inside the "Reserve," which is the core stretch of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. running roughly from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial. In practice, this means the monument's planners and builders can't put it somewhere else in the city or on the Mall's outer edges — it has to be placed in that central, highly visible area alongside other major national memorials. For everyday Americans, this mainly affects what you'd see if you visit the National Mall in the future, since it guarantees this particular tribute sits in that prime, symbolic location rather than a more peripheral spot.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jan 3, 2025
Passed House
Jan 21, 2025
Received in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Full action history (12)
Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 21, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237)
Jan 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237)
Jan 21, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H250)
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