S.J.Res. 40: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

S.J.Res. 40: A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-11-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-11-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

Plain summary

This joint resolution approves the location within Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial authorized to be established under the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.

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Official text

A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · 14 cosponsors

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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] reported raising $579,216 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114sjres40.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-sjres40 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114