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HR 2290 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

World War II Women's Memorial Location Act

In plain language: This bill permits a previously authorized memorial honoring the American women who supported the home front during World War II to be located in prime monumental areas of Washington, D.C. It bypasses standard restrictions that normally prohibit new memorials on the National Mall and Tidal Basin, making the monument eligible for placement in the central National Mall area or surrounding key federal parklands.

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People affectedThe bill text specifies no measurable population directly affected by the siting authorization.
Fiscal magnitudeCBO cost estimate published (H.R. 2290, World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act, 2025-09-16); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal lands & resources−15

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Organizers and supporters of the World War II women's home front memorialAllows the memorial commemorating women who worked on the home front during World War II to be placed in prominent locations in Washington, D.C., specifically within Area I or the Reserve (the National Mall area), bypassing standard location restrictions under 40 U.S.C. 8908(c).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Allows the authorized memorial honoring women who worked on the home front during World War II to be located within Area I or the Reserve in Washington, D.C., which includes the National Mall and surrounding monumental areas.

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5082)
  4. Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5082)
  5. Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-284.
  6. Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-284.
  7. Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in House
  9. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in House

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