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H.R. 503: National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act

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H.R. 503: National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 242 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR503 (2014-05-28), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 6, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those who, as members of the Armed Forces, served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work. Requires the Association, upon payment of all expenses for the memorial's establishment (including perpetual maintenance and preservation expenses), to transmit any remaining balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the separate account with the National Park Foundation (NPF) established for crediting money provided by a sponsor of a commemorative work. Requires any remaining balance transmitted to the separate NPF account upon expiration of the authority to establish the commemorative work to be available to the Secretary or to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), as appropriate, following a specified process.

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Official text

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 107 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), André Carson (D-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Steve Womack (R-AR), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 47 more.

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr503 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113