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HR 2229 109th Congress House Commemorations Armed Forces and National Security Church and state Constitutional law Government Operations and Politics Jurisdiction Law Military personnel Monuments and memorials Public Lands and Natural Resources Religion Signs and symbols Supreme Court

War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005

Introduced: June 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005 - Permits religious symbols recognizing the religious background of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial that is established or acquired by the U.S. Government; or (2) a military memorial that is not established by the Government, but for which the American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated in establishing.

What's happening now May 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 7, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Jun 30, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 23, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 22, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jun 9, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 10, 2005
LEWIS, JERRY
· May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2229: War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2229/
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"H.R. 2229: War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2229/.
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H.R. 2229, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2229/.
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