H.R. 1475 · 114th Congress
Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
Law · 114-230 · Oct 7, 2016Key: what the circles and colors mean
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309 cosponsors · 129 D, 180 R
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Mar 19, 2015
- House Passed Feb 24, 2016
- Senate Passed Sep 19, 2016
- House Changes resolved Sep 21, 2016
- President To the President Sep 28, 2016
- President Signed Oct 7, 2016
- Law Oct 7, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 7, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc., to construct a Wall of Remembrance at the site of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
The wall shall include a list of names of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the Korean War, as determined by the Department of Defense (DOD).
DOD shall: (1) establish eligibility criteria for the inclusion of names on the wall, and (2) provide to the Department of the Interior a final list of names for inclusion on the wall.
The wall may include other information about the Korean War, including the number of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who were killed in action, were wounded in action, are listed as missing in action, or were prisoners of war with regard to such war.
The Commemorative Works Act shall apply to the wall.
The bill prohibits using any federal funds to construct the wall.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
Also known as: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015; Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2016
Latest action (Oct 7, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-230.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 19, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 19, 2015
- House Passed Feb 24, 2016
- Senate Passed Sep 19, 2016
- House Changes resolved Sep 21, 2016
- President To the President Sep 28, 2016
- President Signed Oct 7, 2016
- Law Oct 7, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.