HR 2290

Passed House

World War II Women's Memorial Location Act

Introduced Mar 24, 2025

Latest action (Dec 10, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Referred to

Energy and Natural Resources Committee Natural Resources Committee

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Legislative subjects (3)

District of Columbia Monuments and memorials U.S. history

Summary

This bill allows a World War II Women's Memorial, previously authorized by Congress, to be located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Specifically, it permits the memorial commemorating women who worked on the home front during World War II to be located in Area I of the commemorative areas designated on the National Mall or in the Reserve. The bill removes restrictions under federal law that would normally prevent commemorative works from being placed in these prime locations on the National Mall.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)

42 cosponsors

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA)
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH)
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)

Actions (16)

Dec 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
Dec 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
Dec 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5082) · house
Dec 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5082)
Dec 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2290. · house
Dec 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5082-5083) · house
Dec 9, 2025 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
Sep 15, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 240. · house
Sep 15, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-284. · house
Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. · house
Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
Jul 23, 2025 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged · house
Jul 16, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
Jul 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. · house
Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (4)

Referred in Senate · Dec 10, 2025
Engrossed in House · Dec 9, 2025
Reported in House · Sep 15, 2025
Introduced in House · Mar 24, 2025

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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.332, to require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, S.764, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.789, to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies, S.791, to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, S.888, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S.945, to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S.1088 and H.R.2290, bills to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, S.1288, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area in the State of New York, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.1413, to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, S.1476, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, S.1737, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.1870, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S.2437 and H.R.3857, bills to amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act, S.2753, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S.3500 and H.R.3657, bills to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications, S.3518, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, S.3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, S.3693, to extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program, S.3723, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, S.3732, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to authorize assistance under the storage program, S.3736, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, S.3743, to direct the Secretary ofEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeJun 10, 2026Business meeting

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AN ACT

To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act”.

SEC. 2. LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the commemorative work to commemorate the commitment and service of the women who worked on the home front during World War II authorized by section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-328), may be located within—

(1) Area I, as depicted on the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003; or

(2) the Reserve.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the term “Reserve” has the meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2290

AN ACT

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