Official Summaries

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.)

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2290 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2290


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 10, 2025

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service 
of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the 
   United States military during World War II may be located on the 
                 National Mall, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World War II Women's Memorial 
Location Act''.

SEC. 2. LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, 
the commemorative work to commemorate the commitment and service of the 
women who worked on the home front during World War II authorized by 
section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-328), may be located within--
            (1) Area I, as depicted on the map entitled ``Commemorative 
        Areas Washington, DC and Environs'', numbered 869/86501 B, and 
        dated June 24, 2003; or
            (2) the Reserve.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the term ``Reserve'' has the meaning given such term 
in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.