S 858 · introduced · significant
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- This bill requires a national monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
- The requirement affects the location and design of a planned monument dedicated to military service members.
- No specific federal spending amount is mentioned; the bill mandates placement within the Reserve area of the National Mall.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What criteria should determine which memorials deserve limited National Mall space, and how does this monument's priority compare to other pending projects?
- 02
Who would fund the construction and maintenance of this Medal of Honor monument, and what are the financial implications for the National Park Service?
- 03
How would placing this monument on the National Mall affect the availability of space for future memorials to other military service groups or national causes?
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Sponsor · R-WV
James C. Justice
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-27
Joining the bill
Thom Tillis
R-NC · original
Ted Budd
R-NC · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
Tom Cotton
R-AR · original
Ted Cruz
R-TX · original
James E. Risch
R-ID · original
Chuck Grassley
R-IA
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS
Tim Sheehy
R-MT
Ruben Gallego
D-AZ
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2026-03-27 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2026-03-27 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2026-03-27 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-03-25 · senate · Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1605)
2026-03-25 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2026-03-25 · senate · Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1605)
2026-03-25 · senate · Discharge
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2026-03-25 · Committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025-12-17 · senate · Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-12-09 · senate · Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
2025-03-05 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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