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HR 5937 114th Congress House

To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for…

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memoria… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 6, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-227.
Sep 29, 2016
Signed by President.
Sep 26, 2016
Presented to President.
Sep 21, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 20, 2016
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5911)
Sep 20, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5911)
Sep 13, 2016
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 12, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5279)
Sep 12, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5279)
Sep 12, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5937.
Sep 12, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5279-5280)
Sep 12, 2016
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 6, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Sep 6, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-227.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to enter into an agreement with the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France.

The Commission shall ensure the ongoing maintenance of the memorial, including the cemetery containing the remains of 49 U.S. aviators who died during World War I.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5937: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5937/
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"H.R. 5937: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5937/.
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H.R. 5937, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5937/.
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[H.R. 5937: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5937/)
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