R43744 — Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works

Under the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) of 1986, Congress may authorize commemorative works to be placed in the District of Columbia or its environs. Once a commemorative work has been authorized, Congress continues to be responsible for statutorily designating a memorial site location. This report provides a status update on 15 in-progress memorials, 7 memorials with lapsed authorizations, and 1 with a repealed authorization. For each monument or memorial, the report provides a rationale for the work as expressed in the Congressional Record or a House or Senate committee report; its statutory authority; the group or groups sponsoring the commemoration; and the memorial’s location (or proposed location), if known. A picture or rendering of each work is also included, when available. For more information on the Commemorative Works Act, see CRS Report R41658, Commemorative Works in the District of Columbia: Background and Practice, by Jacob R. Straus; CRS Report R43241, Monuments and Memorials in the District of Columbia: Analysis and Options for Proposed Exemptions to the Commemorative Works Act, by Jacob R. Straus; and CRS Report R43743, Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia, by Jacob R. Straus.

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• HR 4386 — America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act · 119th Cong
• HR 4284 — Small Cemetery Conveyance Act · 119th Cong
• HR 2290 — World War II Women's Memorial Location Act · 119th Cong
• HR 2196 — National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act · 119th Cong
• S 1353 — A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of · 119th Cong
• S 1088 — World War II Women's Memorial Location Act · 119th Cong
• S 858 — Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act · 119th Cong
• HR 309 — National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. · 119th Cong
• HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act · 119th Cong
• HR 8307 — Women Who Worked on the Home Front Memorial Location Act · 118th Cong
• HR 2717 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act · 118th Cong
• HR 1668 — Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act · 118th Cong
• HR 1318 — Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act · 118th Cong
• S 886 — Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act · 118th Cong
• HR 6353 — National Service Animals Memorial Act · 117th Cong
• HR 4009 — Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act · 117th Cong
• HR 3531 — Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act · 117th Cong
• S 4564 — Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act · 116th Cong
• HR 3465 — Fallen Journalists Memorial Act · 116th Cong
• HR 3349 — Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act · 116th Cong
• HR 2819 — Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act · 116th Cong
• HR 473 — To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of C · 116th Cong
• S 3298 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act · 115th Cong
• HR 2621 — Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act · 112th Cong
• S 1134 — St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act · 112th Cong
• S 1063 — Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act of 2011 · 112th Cong
• S 970 — White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2011 · 112th Cong
• S 925 — Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011 · 112th Cong
• S 888 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit Cou · 112th Cong
• S 883 — A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the D · 112th Cong
• S 864 — Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act · 112th Cong
• S 764 — Chetco River Protection Act of 2011 · 112th Cong
• S 264 — Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011 · 112th Cong
• S 3886 — A bill to authorize the establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and commemo · 111th Cong
• S 783 — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 · 110th Cong
• HR 191 — A bill to authorize the establishment of a Peace Garden on a site to be selected by the Secretary of · 100th Cong