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US S858

US S858
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act


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Introduced
03/05/2025
In Committee
12/17/2025
Crossed Over
03/27/2026
Passed
09/02/2026
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients.

AI Summary

This bill allows the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to place a new monument honoring recipients of the Medal of Honor—the highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded by the United States government—specifically within an area known as the Reserve on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Typically, federal laws known as the Commemorative Works Act restrict placing new monuments within this protected central open-space area, but this legislation bypasses that specific restriction while keeping all other standard rules and federal oversight for public monuments in place.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

Presented to President. (on 09/02/2026)

Bill Topics

Government Operations
  • ‐ National Symbols and Monuments
Public Lands and Water Management
  • ‐ National Parks, Memorials, Historic Sites, and Recreation

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