Senate bill · S. 858 (119th Congress)
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: James C. Justice (U.S. Senator for West Virginia, Republican)
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Summary
Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).
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Where it stands
Signed into law.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
13
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- Republican12
- Democratic1
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- Bill Cassidy
- Chuck Grassley
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- James E. Risch
- John Cornyn
- Marsha Blackburn
- Ruben Gallego
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Ted Budd
- Ted Cruz
- Thom Tillis
- Tim Sheehy
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Full history
- Sep 10, 2026
Enacted
Became Public Law No: 119-104.
- Sep 10, 2026
Signed
Signed by President.
President
- Sep 2, 2026
Sent to the executive
Presented to President.
President
- Aug 31, 2026
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5264-5266)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5264-5266)
- Aug 31, 2026
Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on S. 858.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 858.
U.S. House of Representatives
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- Aug 31, 2026
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 31, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5264)
U.S. House of Representatives
- Mar 27, 2026
Held at the desk.
- Mar 27, 2026
Held at the desk.
- Mar 27, 2026
Introduced
Held at the desk.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 27, 2026
Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 27, 2026
Sent to the executive
Received in the House.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Mar 25, 2026
Measure Laid Before Senate by Unanimous consent. (consideration: cr S1605)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1605)
U.S. Senate
- Mar 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1605)
U.S. Senate
- Mar 25, 2026
In committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
U.S. Senate
- Dec 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 9, 2025
Hearing held
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Dec 9, 2025
Hearing held
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
- Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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