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H.R. 873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

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H.R. 873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Signed by President.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
  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

Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The memorial shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expenses for the establishment of the memorial. The Foundation shall be solely responsible for accepting contributions and paying expenses to establish the memorial. If, upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of the memorial or upon the expiration of the legislative authority for the memorial, there remains a balance of funds that was received to establish it, the Foundation shall transmit such funds to the Department of the Interior for deposit into the National Park Foundation account.

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Official text

Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · 159 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 873, Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (2017-07-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and 99 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr873 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115