Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act
Latest action · Oct 18, 2022 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
- 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 428 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed425–1 | Dec 8, 2021 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Nov 30, 2021 |
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 May 25, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2021Reported Dec 1, 2021 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 5, 2021Hearings Oct 14, 2021Discharged Nov 17, 2021 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2022Reported Oct 18, 2022 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings May 12, 2022 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 without amendment. With written report No. 117-189.
- Oct 18, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 11, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
- Dec 9, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7545)
- Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 1 (Roll no. 428).
- Dec 8, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2021Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-197.
- Dec 1, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 141.
- Dec 1, 2021Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 1, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6738-6740; text: CR H6738)
- Dec 1, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3531.
- Dec 1, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 17, 2021Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Nov 17, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 14, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E571-572)
- May 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 | Recorded votes H7545enactLists H7545Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3531, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | — | Dec 8, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6738–H6740Text printed H6738Notices H6857Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3531, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E571 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | May 25, 2021 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 18, 2022H.R. 3531, Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 21, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.
Printed hearings 1
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. 117-297 | PENDING LEGISLATION100 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 11, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1814 | Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act | Related bill | May 11, 2022 |
Titles 6
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 Reported to Senate
- 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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2022Reported to Senate
- Dec 9, 2021Referred in Senate
- Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
- Dec 1, 2021Reported in House
- May 25, 2021Introduced 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.
