Legislative subject term
Monuments and memorials
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142 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Chiricahua National Park Act
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)
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America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5140)
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
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Chiricahua National Park Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.
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Common Sense 250 Act of 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act
Became Public Law No: 119-107.
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Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Became Public Law No: 119-104.
- H.R. 8595 (119th) Jul 29, 2026
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.
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A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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USS Frank E. Evans Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- H.R. 5103 (119th) Jun 16, 2026
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- H.R. 6938 (119th) Jan 23, 2026
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
- H.R. 7006 (119th) Jan 15, 2026
Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Received in the Senate.
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A resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to prominently display, in a publicly accessible location in the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, a plaque honoring the members of law enforcement responding on January 6, 2021, until the plaque can be placed in its permanent location.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S111-112; text: CR S118)
- S. 1071 (119th) Dec 18, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-60.
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National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025
Held at the desk.
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World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 186 (119th) Dec 9, 2025
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
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Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Became Public Law No: 119-46.
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M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
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A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-37.
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A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honoring the United States veterans who served during the conflict.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8183; text: CR S8134-8135)
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USS Frank E. Evans Act
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
- H.R. 3838 (119th) Sep 30, 2025
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Received in the Senate.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
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National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
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Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Fire Island AIDS Memorial Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1930-1931)
- H.R. 1968 (119th) Mar 15, 2025
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Abundant American Resources Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act
Became Public Law No: 118-226.
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Protecting Arizona from Federal Land Grabs Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.
Became Public Law No: 118-175.
- H.R. 10545 (118th) Dec 21, 2024
American Relief Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-158.
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Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act
Held at the desk.
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act
Held at the desk.
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America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
Held at the desk.
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9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Received in the Senate.
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César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Held at the desk.
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Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
Held at the desk.
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9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Plum Island National Monument Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 707.
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Fire Island AIDS Memorial Establishment Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600.
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A bill to designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the "Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center".
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
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To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Abundant American Resources Act of 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 9747 (118th) Sep 26, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-83.
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Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024
Held at the desk.
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PUBLIC Lands Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
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Chiricahua National Park Act
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 8998 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.
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Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-336.
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- H.R. 4366 (118th) Mar 9, 2024
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-42.
- H.Res. 1061 (118th) Mar 6, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7463 (118th) Mar 1, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-40.
- H.R. 2872 (118th) Jan 19, 2024
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 118-35.
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
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Mark Our Place Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Fire Island AIDS Memorial Act
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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A resolution commemorating the centennial of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5803; text: CR S5810-5811)
- H.R. 6363 (118th) Nov 17, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- H.R. 4821 (118th) Nov 7, 2023
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
- H.R. 5860 (118th) Sep 30, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Became Public Law No: 118-15.
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No Glory for Hate Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
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A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3772-3773)
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
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Chiricahua National Park Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
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M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.
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Mount Rushmore Protection Act
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to include on the engravings on the Taras Shevchenko Memorial in the District of Columbia the name of Vincent Illuzzi, Sr., who carved the statue.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
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African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
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Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
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Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2949)
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National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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San Gabriel Mountains Protection Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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USS Frank E. Evans Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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A resolution designating the week of April 22 through April 30, 2023, as "National Park Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1161; text: CR S1213)
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M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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COVID–19 National Memorial Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Protecting Arizona from Federal Land Grabs Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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