World War II Women's Memorial Location Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 24, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedMar 24, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
World War II Women's Memorial Location Act This bill allows the commemorative work for women who worked on the home front during World War II to be located in either (1) the Reserve, an area that generally extends from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial; or (2) the area just outside the Reserve, known as Area I. (This map shows the Reserve in red and Area I in yellow.)
Context
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 470 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 294 words
- Subjects
- District of ColumbiaMonuments and memorialsU.S. history
- Latest action
- Dec 9, 2025: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 2290 World War II Women's Memorial Location Act D · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]