Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Overrides the Commemorative Works Act location restriction that would otherwise bar the National Medal of Honor Monument from the Reserve, the highly protected core area of the National Mall. The underlying monument was authorized in 2021 to honor Medal of Honor recipients. This bill lets that commemorative work be located within the Reserve, while leaving the rest of chapter 89 of title 40 applicable.
Who Benefits and How
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, Medal of Honor recipients, living recipients' families, veterans organizations, service members, National Mall visitors, and civic-education groups benefit from a more prominent location near the Lincoln Memorial and other nationally significant commemorative works. The location authority supports the bill's findings that the Medal of Honor has supreme national and historical importance.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The National Park Service, National Capital Planning Commission, Commission of Fine Arts, and other commemorative-work review bodies must evaluate the monument inside the Reserve under the remaining Commemorative Works Act process. Federal land managers and monument sponsors must handle design, siting, review, and stewardship in one of the Mall's most constrained areas.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the National Medal of Honor Monument to be located within the Reserve.
- Provides a narrow exemption from the Reserve-location bar in 40 U.S.C. 8908(c).
- Requires the monument to remain subject to the rest of the Commemorative Works Act.
- Establishes congressional findings on Medal of Honor history, Hershel Woody Williams, and proximity to the Lincoln Memorial.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows the National Medal of Honor Monument authorized by Public Law 117-80 to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall while keeping the rest of the Commemorative Works Act applicable.
Key Policy Areas
Commemoration, Public Lands, Veterans
Primary Purpose
Allows the National Medal of Honor Monument authorized by Public Law 117-80 to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall while keeping the rest of the Commemorative Works Act applicable.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation
- Medal of Honor recipients
- Veterans organizations
- Service members
- National Mall visitors
- Civic education groups
Identified Costs
- National Park Service
- National Capital Planning Commission
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Federal land managers
- Monument sponsors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-104.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5264-5266)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Held at the desk.
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
National Capital Planning Commission, National Park Service
Medal of Honor recipients, Medal of Honor recipients and their families
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "nps"
- → National Park Service
- "ncpc"
- → National Capital Planning Commission
- "foundation"
- → National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation
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