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HR 4973 110th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private…

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property.

Introduced: January 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4973: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4973/
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"H.R. 4973: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4973/.
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H.R. 4973, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4973/.
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[H.R. 4973: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4973/)
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