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H.R. 186: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.

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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

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Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).

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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · 8 cosponsors

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Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills