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HR 1497 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Military personnel and dependents Monuments and memorials Religion

War Memorial Protection Act

Introduced: April 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Jul 8, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140.
Jun 12, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 2013
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jun 6, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 11, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.

What's happening now July 8, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 705 Related bill War Memorial Protection Act of 2013
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 2 Republican 6
Bachmann, Michele
· May 7, 2013
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 18, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 12, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 11, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 11, 2013
COBLE, HOWARD
· Apr 11, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 11, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 11, 2013
Kline, John
· Apr 11, 2013
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 11, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 11, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 11, 2013
Roe, David
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1497: War Memorial Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1497/
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"H.R. 1497: War Memorial Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1497/.
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H.R. 1497, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1497/.
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