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S. 858119th CongressOn the floor scheduleLatest action Mar 27, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
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Read the official bill on Congress.govIn the chamber's own words:“Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act”House weekly floor schedule · Aug 25, 2026 · for Aug 31, 2026Read the sourceSchedule checked Aug 31, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC
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S 858 creates a one-time exception letting a Medal of Honor monument be built inside the Mall's protected "Reserve" area.
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S 858 allows the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to build a monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients within "the Reserve," a highly protected core section of the National Mall normally closed to new monuments. The monument was already approved under Public Law 117-80 but needed this location exception. All other standard design, fundraising, and construction review rules under the Commemorative Works Act still apply.
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, which is organizing the project, and federal agencies like the National Park Service and National Capital Planning Commission, which oversee National Mall construction.
The exception means the monument can be placed in a more central, prominent Mall location than federal law would normally allow, while still requiring standard federal review before construction.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.