HR 2306

Passed House

Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act

Introduced Mar 24, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Referred to

Energy and Natural Resources Committee Natural Resources Committee

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Legislative subjects (4)

Advisory bodies District of Columbia Monuments and memorials U.S. history

Summary

Extends the Adams Memorial Commission's authority from 2025 to 2032
Extends the deadline for compliance with commemorative works standards for the Adams Memorial from 2025 to 2032
Expands the eligible location area for the Adams Memorial to include an "Eligible Additional Area" as depicted on a map dated February 25, 2025
Allows the Adams Memorial to be located elsewhere within the National Mall Reserve if the designated eligible area proves unsuitable due to physical or security constraints
Repeals sections 2 and 3 of Public Law 107-315 related to prior Adams Memorial location provisions

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)

8 cosponsors

Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV)
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)

Actions (18)

Jul 21, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. · senate
Jul 13, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
Dec 10, 2025 Received in the Senate. · 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 H5083-5084) · 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 H5083-5084)
Dec 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2306. · house
Dec 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5083-5085) · house
Dec 9, 2025 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
Oct 31, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305. · house
Oct 31, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-353. · house
Sep 17, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. · house
Sep 17, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
Sep 17, 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 · Jul 13, 2026
Engrossed in House · Dec 9, 2025
Reported in House · Oct 31, 2025
Introduced in House · Mar 24, 2025

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Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding, S.2767 and H.R.5254, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, S.2801, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, S.2887, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, S.2933, to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer", S.2969, to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit, S.3131, to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, S.3194, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, S.3313 and H.R.6365, bills to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, S.3371, to designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "National Museum of the Blind People's Movement", S.3456 and H.R.183, bills to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters, S.3501, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, S.3524, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, S.3542, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S.3720, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, S.3785, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, S.3925, to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, S.4238, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S.4399, to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S.4538, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail, S.4595, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, S.4767, to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network, H.R.2306, to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, H.R.5729, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire, and H.R.7618, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program.Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeJul 21, 2026Hearing

Full text

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, 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 “Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act”.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY; LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.

(a) Adams Memorial Commission.—

(1) Extension.—Section 2406(l) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) is amended by striking “2025” and inserting “2032”.

(2) Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted on December 1, 2025.

(b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.—Section 1(c) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411; 124 Stat. 1192; 127 Stat. 3880; 133 Stat. 750) is amended—

(1) by striking “The establishment” and inserting “Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the establishment”; and

(2) by striking “2025” and inserting “2032”.

“SEC. 1. APPROVAL OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

“(a) Site.—Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Adams Memorial shall be located within the area generally depicted as ‘Adams Memorial: Eligible Additional Area’ on the map titled ‘Adams Memorial: Eligible Additional Area’ prepared by the Adams Memorial Commission and dated February 25, 2025.

“(b) Additional Locations.—If the Commission determines that the location described in subsection (a) is not suitable or feasible due to physical or security constraints, the commemorative work shall be located within the Reserve.

“(c) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) Adams memorial.—The term ‘Adams Memorial’ means the commemorative work authorized to be established under section 1(b) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411).

“(2) Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the Adams Memorial Commission established under section 2406(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9).

“(3) Reserve.—The term ‘Reserve’ has the meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.”.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Section 2 and section 3 of Public Law 107-315 (116 Stat. 2763) are hereby repealed.

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2306

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.

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