World War I Memorial Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 8, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
World War I Memorial Act of 2014 - Designates the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
Redesignates Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the World War I Memorial (Memorial).
Authorizes the World War I Centennial Commission (Commission) to plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the above designation and redesignation and to enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing appropriate sculptural and other elements on the Memorial.
Amends the World War I Centennial Commission Act to: (1) allow for completion of construction at the Memorial after termination of the Commission, and (2) revise provisions concerning Commission members and pay rates. Prohibits any federal funds from being obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the Commission.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2014 to Dec 1, 2014; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 8, 2014 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 8, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 8, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2014Markup Jun 19, 2014Reported Dec 8, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2014Hearings Jun 10, 2014Discharged Jun 19, 2014 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2014Discharged Dec 8, 2014 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-648, Part I.
- Dec 8, 2014Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
- Dec 8, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
- Jun 19, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Jun 19, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 19, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 10, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 30, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Apr 28, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2014Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 9, 2014H.R. 4489, World War I Memorial Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3241.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-493 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS80 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-74 | H.R. 318, H.R. 4029, H.R. 4049, H.R. 4182, H.R. 4272, H.R. 4283, H.R. 4489, AND H.R. 452787 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 10, 2014 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2264 | World War I Memorial Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2014 |
| HR 4435 | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- World War I Memorial Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- World War I Memorial Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Art, artists, authorship
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Conflicts and wars
- District of Columbia
- Military history
- Military personnel and dependents
- Missouri
- Monuments and memorials
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2014Reported in House
- Apr 28, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
