Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
This bill authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in commemoration of the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II.
The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, establishing the commemorative work.
The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act.
The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2019 to Feb 21, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Feb 21, 2020 |
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 Nov 13, 2019Markup Mar 11, 2020Reported Aug 7, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 2, 2019Hearings Dec 4, 2019Discharged Mar 11, 2020 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2020 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Oct 1, 2020Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 1, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5178-5180)
- Oct 1, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5068.
- Oct 1, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5178-5179)
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5178–H5180Text printed H5178 | Debbie Dingell D-MI, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Robert J. Wittman R-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 1, 2020 |
| House | Notices H5103Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5068, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1434 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Nov 13, 2019 |
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
- Jun 5, 2020H.R. 5068, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 11, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 181, November 13, 2019, page H8827.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3474 | Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2020Engrossed in House
- Aug 7, 2020Reported in House
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced 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.
