H.R. 562: To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
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H.R. 562: To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-340.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-340. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933. States that the establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act and exempts such memorial from certain requirements concerning design, funding, and location. Prohibits the U.S. government from paying any expense for the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.
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Official text
To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · 36 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 562, An act to authorize the government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in the Ukraine in 1932-1933 (2006-03-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 562, An act to authorize the government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in the Ukraine in 1932-1933 (2006-03-21)
Cosponsors on this site
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
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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.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr562.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr562 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109