Bill Details
S.858 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2026-03-27 - Held at the desk.
Introduced Date
2025-03-05
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-North Carolina]
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-Idaho]
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-West Virginia]
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-Louisiana]
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-North Carolina]
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-Texas]
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-Arkansas]
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-Iowa]
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-Mississippi]
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-Montana]
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-Arizona]
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-Tennessee]
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-Texas]
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This bill changes where a planned Medal of Honor memorial can be placed on the National Mall. It says the monument must be located within the “Reserve,” which is the central protected area of the Mall, and it keeps the rest of the usual rules for building commemorative works in place. The memorial is meant to honor Medal of Honor recipients for their bravery, service, and sacrifice.
- The bill directs that the memorial be placed within the Reserve area of the National Mall.
- It overrides the part of current law that would otherwise limit that location.
- All other rules under the federal Commemorative Works Act still apply unless this bill says otherwise.
Official Summaries
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).
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 858 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 858
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish
a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary
acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of
Honor recipients.
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 ``Hershel `Woody' Williams National
Medal of Honor Monument Location Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MONUMENT LOCATION.
(a) Site.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United
States Code, the commemorative work authorized by section 1(a) of
Public Law 117-80 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall be located within the
Reserve (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States
Code).
(b) Applicability of Commemorative Works Act.--Except as provided
in subsection (a), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall apply to the
commemorative work.
Passed the Senate March 25, 2026.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 858
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish
a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary
acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of
Honor recipients.