Bill would let WWII home-front women's memorial sit on National Mall
Passed one chamberH.R. 2290Latest action
Sponsor: Debbie Dingell · Representative · MI
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Official title: World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
Introduced:
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This bill grants a one-time exception to place a WWII home-front women's memorial in a protected Mall area.
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What does this do?
This bill creates a special exception allowing a planned memorial honoring WWII home-front women to be built in "Area I" or "the Reserve," parts of the National Mall normally protected from new memorials. The memorial itself was already approved by Congress in 2022; this bill only changes where it can be placed, not whether it exists or how it's funded.
Who does it affect?
The change mainly affects the National Park Service and the Commission of Fine Arts, which oversee what gets built near the Mall, as well as memorial planners. Visitors to the National Mall are affected symbolically, since it shapes how prominently this tribute is displayed.
Why does it matter?
By exempting this memorial from normal placement restrictions, the bill increases the chance it will occupy a highly visible, central spot rather than a less prominent location elsewhere.
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Based on the “Referred in Senate” text of Dec 10, 2025.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 24, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Dec 10, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.