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S. 389: First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

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S. 389: First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

Plain summary

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act or the FIRST Act This bill authorizes the Society of the First Infantry Division to modify the First Division Monument located on federal land in Presidential Park, District of Columbia, to honor the dead of the First Infantry Division in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom. The First Infantry Division must provide the society with a list of names to be added to the monument. Federal funds may not be used to pay for the modification.

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Official text

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 389, FIRST Act (2020-01-15)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-s389 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116