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HR 1608 105th Congress House

To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.

Introduced: October 29, 1997 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Armed Forces and National SecurityDistrict of ColumbiaFoundationsMilitary operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.
Sep 28, 1998
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-753.
Sep 16, 1998
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 1998
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 29, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5966)
May 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
May 14, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 14, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the armed forces killed while engaged in a military operation, other than a declared war, which involved conflict with an opposing foreign force.

Prohibits the use of Federal funds in establishing such memorial.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 21, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 29, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 29, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 7, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 7, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 25, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 18, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 4, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 4, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jul 24, 1997
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 17, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1608: To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1608/
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"H.R. 1608: To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1608/.
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H.R. 1608, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1608/.
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