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The bill creates a prominent, Reserve‑sited Medal of Honor Monument that honors recipients and expands public education while preserving review standards, but it may constrain Mall planning and require additional federal/taxpayer costs and administrative trade-offs.
Veterans and military personnel are honored by a new national Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall, preserving their legacy and recognizing acts of valor.
The public (visitors and taxpayers) gain a prominent historic site within the Reserve that increases public access and opportunities to learn about Medal of Honor recipients and U.S. military history.
Keeps existing Commemorative Works Act requirements in force, preserving review, design standards, and advisory oversight for commemorative works.
Placing the monument in the Reserve near the Lincoln Memorial risks limiting space for other memorials and could alter the National Mall's historic landscape and public planning priorities.
Federal costs may rise for site preparation, security, and long-term maintenance of a Reserve-located monument, potentially increasing taxpayer burdens.
Directing federal officials to approve a Reserve location reduces site-selection flexibility and could complicate coordination, design approval, and construction oversight for agencies and advisory commissions.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Overrides a location limit to require that the National Medal of Honor commemorative monument be sited within the Reserve area of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Introduced March 5, 2025 by James Conley Justice · Last progress March 27, 2026
Requires that the commemorative monument for Medal of Honor recipients authorized by prior law be placed within the Reserve area of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., overriding a statutory location restriction in the Commemorative Works Act. The bill leaves all other procedural and substantive requirements of the Commemorative Works Act in force and also includes a short-title provision and congressional findings supporting the monument and its placement.