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H.R. 3465: Fallen Journalists Memorial Act

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H.R. 3465: Fallen Journalists Memorial Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-253.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-253. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Fallen Journalists Memorial Act

Plain summary

Fallen Journalists Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in commemoration of America's commitment to a free press as represented by journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause. Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work. The bill makes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation solely responsible for acceptance of contributions and payment of the expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.

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Official text

Fallen Journalists Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · 49 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3465, Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019 (2020-02-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ed Case (D-HI), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3465 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116