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The bill secures a prominent, educational national memorial honoring Medal of Honor recipients and clarifies project authorization, at the cost of using scarce National Mall Reserve space and creating additional federal maintenance and oversight expenses.
Veterans and military personnel receive a nationally visible monument on the National Mall honoring Medal of Honor recipients, preserving their legacy and recognition.
Residents and visitors (urban communities and tourists) gain a designated, accessible commemorative work placed within the National Mall Reserve, improving public access to the memorial.
Students, schools, and the general public benefit from an educational and inspirational monument on the National Mall that can teach about valor, civic service, and Medal of Honor history.
Placing a new commemorative work inside the National Mall Reserve reduces limited space on the Mall and could complicate siting or displace future memorials and other National Mall uses.
Concentrating the memorial in the Reserve and building/maintaining a new commemorative work may increase federal maintenance, security, and oversight costs, which could fall on taxpayers or require additional agency resources.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires the authorized National Medal of Honor commemorative work to be sited within the Reserve on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, overriding a statutory location rule.
Requires that the National Medal of Honor commemorative work authorized by prior law be located within the Reserve on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial. It affirms Congressional findings about the historical importance of the Medal of Honor and directs that the Commemorative Works Act otherwise applies to the project.
Introduced March 5, 2025 by James Conley Justice · Last progress March 27, 2026