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H.R. 5068: Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act

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H.R. 5068: Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act

Plain summary

Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in commemoration of the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II. The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, establishing the commemorative work. The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.

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Official text

Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 23 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5068, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act (2020-06-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Jim Banks (R-IN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Darren Soto (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5068 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116