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A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the…

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A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines.

Introduced: June 29, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Sep 22, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 20, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 20, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Sep 16, 1988
Placed on Union Calendar No: 561.
Sep 16, 1988
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-936.
Sep 15, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 15, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 7, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Sep 7, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 7, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 29, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 29, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines. Specifies that the Commission may do so only after an agreement has been entered into between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines.

Requires the Commission to carry out the purposes of this Act with private funds, except to the extent funds were appropriated pursuant to authorizations under this Act. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for the deposit of such contributions. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 29, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 29, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4948: A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4948/
MLA
"H.R. 4948: A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4948/.
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H.R. 4948, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4948/.
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