H.R. 186: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.

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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

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Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).

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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · 8 cosponsors

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House roll call 18 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 186 (2025-01-21): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr186.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills