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H.R. 5068 (116th): Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act

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To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Eleanor Norton

Sponsor. Representative for the District of Columbia. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Oct 19, 2020
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Nov 13, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 3465: Fallen Journalists Memorial Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 23, 2020. (compare text)
H.R. 473: To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 17, 2020. (compare text)
H.R. 3349: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 22, 2020. (compare text)
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Norton Releases Testimony Before Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act Hearing”
    — Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0] (Sponsor) on Feb 11, 2020

“the daily leader: thursday, october 1, 2020”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Sep 30, 2020

“Natural Resources Committee Advances Legislation to Fund Water Infrastructure, Bolster Drought Protections for Communities Impacted by Climate Change”
    — Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3] on Mar 11, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 5068 will be negligible.

History

Nov 13, 2019
 
Introduced

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Dec 4, 2019
 
Considered by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

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Feb 26, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

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Mar 11, 2020
 
Ordered Reported

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Aug 7, 2020
 
Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Sep 21, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

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Sep 21, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

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Sep 25, 2020
 
Text Published

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Oct 1, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 2, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate

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Dec 2, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate

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Dec 3, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate

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Dec 17, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

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Dec 22, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

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Dec 23, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3465 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5068 (116th).

H.R. 5068 (116th) 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 H.R. 5068. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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