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S. 2042 (100th): An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial site in the District of Columbia a specific commemoration of women of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 4, 1988
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 15, 1988

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 15, 1988.

Law
Pub.L. 100-660
Sponsor

David Durenberger

Senator for Minnesota

Republican

Text

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Last Updated: Nov 15, 1988

Cosponsors

75 Cosponsors (45 Democrats, 30 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov
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History

Feb 4, 1988
 
Introduced

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May 11, 1988
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 14, 1988
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

Sep 23, 1988
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Oct 12, 1988
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Nov 15, 1988
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Nov 15, 1988
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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S. 2042 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2042. This is the one from the 100th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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