HR 5999
114th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Terrorism
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
No federal funds may be used to pay any expense to establish the memorial.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
44
Duffy, Sean
Bishop, Mike
R
Blackburn, Marsha
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
R
Issa, Darrell
D
Neal, Richard E.
Paulsen, Erik
Pittenger, Robert
Poliquin, Bruce
R
Webster, Daniel
R
Westerman, Bruce
D
McGovern, James P.
R
Moolenaar, John R.
R
Wilson, Joe
R
Babin, Brian
R
Loudermilk, Barry
R
Wittman, Robert J.
R
Calvert, Ken
R
Graves, Sam
Yoder, Kevin
R
Bost, Mike
Curbelo, Carlos
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
R
Valadao, David G.
D
Vargas, Juan
DeSantis, Ron
D
Gallego, Ruben
Murphy, Tim
R
Perry, Scott
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Hensarling, Jeb
Knight, Stephen
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Thompson, Glenn
Byrne, Bradley
Denham, Jeff
Donovan, Daniel
R
Huizenga, Bill
D
Moulton, Seth
Rothfus, Keith
R
Rouzer, David
Russell, Steve
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
R
Wagner, Ann
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5999: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5999/
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