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HR 3628 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security District of Columbia Monuments and memorials National monuments Vietnam veterans Women soldiers

A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a commemorative statue to recognize and honor the women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam…

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A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a commemorative statue to recognize and honor the women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam war.

Introduced: November 10, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Nov 10, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 10, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a commemorative statue within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to recognize and honor the women of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam war.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that after the addition of such statue, no further commemorative works should be added to the Memorial.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select a site for the statue within the Memorial. Makes the design proposal subject to the approval of the Secretary and the National Capital Planning Commission.

Prohibits the United States and the District of Columbia from paying any expense of establishing the statue.

What's happening now June 21, 1988

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 4, 1988
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 27, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 28, 1988
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 16, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 3, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3628: A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a commemorative statue to recognize and honor the women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam war.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3628/
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"H.R. 3628: A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a commemorative statue to recognize and honor the women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam war.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3628/.
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H.R. 3628, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3628/.
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