119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 5, 2025
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
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Latest action (Sep 10, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-104.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 5, 2025)
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).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-104.
Became Public Law No: 119-104.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5264)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5264)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 858.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5264-5266)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1605)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1605)
Conflicts and wars · Congressional tributes · District of Columbia · Government trust funds · Military history · Military personnel and dependents · Monuments and memorials · Veterans' organizations and recognition
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Loading lobbying reportsSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026.
7 citations.
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 19, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM · lobbying firm or registrant: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Medal of Honor and implementation of P.L.117-80; H.R.186/S.858, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing