S. 1982: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-08-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-08-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015

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Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015 Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance, as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial, to include: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in theater in the Korean War; (2) the number of members who were wounded, listed as missing in action, or prisoners of war; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who were killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners. Prohibits using any federal funds to construct the Wall.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 41 cosponsors

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John Boozman (R-AR), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Steve Daines (R-MT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1982.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1982 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114