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HJRES 167 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Monuments and memorials Tanks (Combat vehicles) Virginia

A joint resolution to authorize the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th Armored Division Associations and the Council of Armored Division Associations jointly to erect a memorial to the "AMERICAN ARMORED FORCE" on United States Government property in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 1986
Hearings Held by the Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.
Feb 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 25, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations, and the Council of Armored Division Associations to erect a memorial in or near Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to honor and commemorate the American Armored Force. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site and approve the design and plans.

Obligates the United States to expenses of maintenance only. Requires the commencement of the erection of the memorial within five years with a certification of sufficiency of funds necessary before commencement.

What's happening now September 29, 1986

Hearings Held by the Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.

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