A bill to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2021 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients.
The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work.
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Nov 15, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2021Markup Nov 18, 2021Reported Dec 16, 2021 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 23, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-49.
- Dec 16, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
- Nov 18, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 23, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-440.
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
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
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. 117-440 | PENDING LEGISLATION589 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 23, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1664 | To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Dec 27, 2021 |
| S 4433 | National Medal of Honor Monument Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 1, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Reported to Senate
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
