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HJRES 21 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Monuments and memorials Reporters and reporting War casualties

Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor members of the American press and other news media who have been killed as a result of hostilities while covering a war or other armed conflict.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the American press and other news media who have been killed while covering an armed conflict.

Requires the memorial to comply with the requirements of Federal law relating to commemorative works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs.

Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of establishing the memorial.

What's happening now February 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 7, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 21: Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor members of the American press and other news media who have been killed as a result of hostilities while covering a war or other armed conflict.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-21/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 21: Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor members of the American press and other news media who have been killed as a result of hostilities while covering a war or other armed conflict.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-21/.
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H.J. Res. 21, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-21/.
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[H.J. Res. 21: Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor members of the American press and other news media who have been killed as a result of hostilities while covering a war or other armed conflict.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-21/)
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