H.R. 4882: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act
Before you vote › Federal bills
H.R. 4882: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act
109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
federal
Follow this bill, step by step
- Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 68 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4882 (2006-03-28), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act
Plain summary
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act - Amends federal law which authorized construction of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. to require the Center to be located in the triangular area between Henry Bacon Drive, NW, 23rd Street, NW, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Lincoln Memorial.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
What a vote does
A “Yea” vote
If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.
A “Nay” vote
If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.
PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).
What does this mean? (plain words)
Official text
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Enforcement Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text
No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.
Limited to a few requests an hour per person.
The strongest published arguments
Arguments for (supporters)
Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
Arguments against (opponents)
Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
Alternatives
Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.
How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes
Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · 6 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4882, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline Enforcement Act (2006-03-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4882, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline Enforcement Act (2006-03-24)
Cosponsors on this site
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 68 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4882 (2006-03-28): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4882.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr4882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109