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A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the…

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A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.

Introduced: June 21, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Jun 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 21, 1988
Introduced in House
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Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct 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.

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, the National Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts.

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

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it is fitting and appropriate that such a statue be constructed at the site of the Vietnam Memorial; (2) the Secretary and each of the Commissions should give consideration to the sense of Congress that such a statue should be constructed at that site; and (3) after the addition of such statue no further commemorative works should be added to the Memorial.

Requires the Secretary and Administrator of General Services to prepare, transmit to the Congress, and update periodically a list and a description of those commemorative works which have been completed and are located in the District of Columbia and its environs.

Prohibits any significant modification to any commemorative work located in the District of Columbia and its environs unless specifically authorized by the Congress.

What's happening now June 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4870: A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4870/
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"H.R. 4870: A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4870/.
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H.R. 4870, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4870/.
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