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substantiveJan 21, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 186 — Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

In plain language

- This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act. - Official subject tags include conflicts and wars, congressional tributes, the District of Columbia, government trust funds, military history and personnel, monuments, veterans’ organizations, and public lands. - The official summary says the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients would have to be located within the Reserve, the great cross-axis of the National Mall, generally from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial.

Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea414

Democrat: 202 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 211

Nay0

Present0

Not Voting18

Democrat: 13 · Republican: 5

How each member voted (432)

Yea (414)

Not Voting (18)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.