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S 1850 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Monuments and memorials Religion Veterans' organizations and recognition Virginia

Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act

Introduced: May 26, 2021 Introduced by: Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act

This bill authorizes the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF) to update and make corrections to certain memorials in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Specifically, NCMAF may

  • update the memorial to Protestant chaplains with a granite, marble or other stone base to host the bronze plaque of the memorial;
  • add another plaque to such base that includes the name of each chaplain who died while on active duty since the original memorial was placed;
  • make updates and corrections to the memorials to Catholic chaplains and Jewish chaplains as needed; and
  • make other updates as needed.

Additionally, NCMAF is authorized to verify the names of chaplains with their respective military branch for memorialization in Arlington National Cemetery.

What's happening now December 15, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4365 Identical bill Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Oct 20, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 7, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1850: Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1850/
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"S. 1850: Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1850/.
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S. 1850, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1850/.
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