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The bill relocates the National Woman’s Relief Corps' legal domicile to Illinois and clarifies service-of-process procedures, improving legal clarity and local administration while shifting convenience and some regulatory/fee burdens away from D.C.-based stakeholders to Illinois rules.
Nonprofits (the National Woman’s Relief Corps) will have a clear legal home with domicile in Illinois and a principal office in Murphysboro, giving the organization a definite corporate address and local contact point.
Litigants and government officials will have simplified service of process because the bill designates an Illinois agent and the Illinois Secretary of State as the delivery point.
D.C.-based members or stakeholders will lose the convenience of having the organization's legal domicile and default service point in the District of Columbia, making some interactions less local for them.
The organization and relevant officials will need to follow Illinois (Murphysboro) corporate formalities, filings, and fees, which could impose new administrative requirements or costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Changes the National Woman’s Relief Corps’ legal domicile from D.C. to Illinois, sets its principal office in Murphysboro, and updates the service-of-process agent to the Illinois Secretary of State.
Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 5, 2025 by Mike Bost · Last progress February 3, 2026
Changes the statutory domicile and service-of-process provisions for the National Woman’s Relief Corps by moving its place of incorporation from the District of Columbia to the State of Illinois, designating its principal office in Murphysboro, Illinois, and replacing the District of Columbia Mayor (or designee) as service agent with the Illinois Secretary of State (or other office under Illinois law). No new programs, funding, or deadlines are created.