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

A planned Medal of Honor monument could be built in the protected core of the National Mall. The bill makes a special exception to the usual rule against new memorials there.

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Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Latest action on H.R. 186: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, federal officials who review memorials, and people who visit or use the National Mall. The Foundation could seek a site in the Mall’s protected core. Federal reviewers would still have to apply the normal memorial rules. Visitors could see a new military honor monument in one of the most visible areas of Washington, D.C.

Why this matters: This bill could change what gets built in the most protected part of the National Mall. It would give Medal of Honor recipients a highly visible place of honor near the Lincoln Memorial. It could also affect future debates about the Reserve. Congress would be showing that it can make exceptions to the usual limit on new memorials there.

Key provisions in H.R. 186

• The Medal of Honor monument would have to be placed inside the Reserve, the protected central area of the National Mall.
• The bill makes an exception to the federal rule that normally blocks new memorials in the Reserve.
• All other Commemorative Works Act rules would still apply. That law controls how memorials on federal land in Washington, D.C., are reviewed and approved.
• The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation would build the monument on federal land in Washington, D.C.
• The bill points to the Lincoln Memorial area as part of its reason for choosing the location.

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What is H.R. 186?

A planned Medal of Honor monument could be built in the protected core of the National Mall. The bill makes a special exception to the usual rule against new memorials there.

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