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HR 5297 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Florida Military personnel and dependents Monuments and memorials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

Introduced: September 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

This bill designates the memorial and museum that is being constructed on an approximately 26-acre area on the POW-MIA Memorial Parkway in Jacksonville, Florida, as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum.

The director of the memorial and museum shall submit a report to Congress that includes a budget for the memorial and museum.

What's happening now September 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 6 Republican 13
Mooney, Alexander
· Sep 13, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 20, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Sep 20, 2021
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2021
Herrell, Yvette
· Sep 20, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
Rodgers, Cathy
· Sep 20, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5297: National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5297/
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"H.R. 5297: National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5297/.
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