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H.R. 4489 113th Congress House

World War I Memorial Act of 2014

Official title: To designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2014 Introduced by: Emanuel Cleaver Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Dec 8, 2014
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Dec 8, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-648, Part I.
Jun 19, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 19, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jun 10, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 28, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War I Memorial Act of 2014 - Designates the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Redesignates Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the World War I Memorial (Memorial).

Authorizes the World War I Centennial Commission (Commission) to plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the above designation and redesignation and to enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing appropriate sculptural and other elements on the Memorial.

Amends the World War I Centennial Commission Act to: (1) allow for completion of construction at the Memorial after termination of the Commission, and (2) revise provisions concerning Commission members and pay rates. Prohibits any federal funds from being obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the Commission.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
  • S 2264 World War I Memorial Act of 2014
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 7 Republican 4
Perlmutter, Ed
· Dec 1, 2014
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 26, 2014
Nugent, Richard
· Jun 26, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 18, 2014
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jun 18, 2014
Lamborn, Doug
· May 9, 2014
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 8, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2014
Fudge, Marcia
· May 8, 2014
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 8, 2014
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 8, 2014
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· May 8, 2014
PRICE, DAVID
· May 8, 2014
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 8, 2014
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · May 8, 2014
Butterfield, G. K.
· Apr 30, 2014
Jenkins, Lynn
· Apr 30, 2014
Long, Billy
· Apr 30, 2014
Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 29, 2014
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2014
Poe, Ted
· Apr 28, 2014
RUSH, BOBBY
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 28, 2014
Yoder, Kevin
· Apr 28, 2014
YOUNG, DON
· Apr 28, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4489: World War I Memorial Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4489/
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