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S. 535: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

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S. 535: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 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. 201. 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

Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

Plain summary

Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act This bill authorizes the establishment of a National Global War on Terrorism Memorial in the area of the National Mall.

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Official text

Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 56 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 535, Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act (2022-03-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Todd Young (R-IN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), James Lankford (R-OK), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Rick Scott (R-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Scott (R-SC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s535 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117