H.R. 1497: War Memorial Protection Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

War Memorial Protection Act

Plain summary

War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission. Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.

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Official text

War Memorial Protection Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 19 cosponsors

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Tom McClintock (R-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1497.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1497 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113