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HR 988 · in committee · symbolic

To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman's Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.

What this bill does

  • Moves the National Woman's Relief Corps' incorporation and domicile from Washington, D.C. to Illinois.
  • Affects the federally chartered organization that honors Civil War veterans and preserves related historical records.
  • Changes the corps' principal office location from Springfield to Murphysboro, Illinois.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    What practical benefits or challenges might the National Woman's Relief Corps experience by relocating its incorporation and principal office from Washington, D.C. to Murphysboro, Illinois?

  2. 02

    How could moving the organization's headquarters away from the nation's capital affect its ability to advocate for Civil War veterans' interests or access federal resources?

  3. 03

    What factors might have prompted this specific relocation to Murphysboro rather than keeping the organization's governance centered in Washington, D.C.?

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Mike Bost

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Introduced 2026-02-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-02-03 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2026-02-02 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-02-02 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

  4. 2026-02-02 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2026-02-02 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 988.

  6. 2026-02-02 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1927-1929; text: CR H1927)

  7. 2026-02-02 · house · Floor

    Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-11-20 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  9. 2025-11-20 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-11-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. 2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  12. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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