Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act became law 554 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMar 5, 2025
ReportedDec 17, 2025
Passed one chamberMar 25, 2026
Passed bothAug 31, 2026
LawSep 10, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 53 words.
Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).
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
- 1 of 14 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 346 words
- Subjects
- Conflicts and warsCongressional tributesDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment trust fundsMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependents +2 more
- Latest action
- Sep 10, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-104.
- 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. 186 Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]