Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

4/24/2023, 8:39 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1475

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc., to construct a Wall of Remembrance at the site of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

The wall shall include a list of names of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the Korean War, as determined by the Department of Defense (DOD).

DOD shall: (1) establish eligibility criteria for the inclusion of names on the wall, and (2) provide to the Department of the Interior a final list of names for inclusion on the wall.

The wall may include other information about the Korean War, including the number of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who were killed in action, were wounded in action, are listed as missing in action, or were prisoners of war with regard to such war.

The Commemorative Works Act shall apply to the wall.

The bill prohibits using any federal funds to construct the wall.

Current Status of Bill HR 1475

Bill HR 1475 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 19, 2015. Bill HR 1475 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on March 19, 2015.  Bill HR 1475's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 114-230. as of October 7, 2016

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1475

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
309
Democrat Cosponsors
129
Republican Cosponsors
180
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1475

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

AsiaConflicts and warsDistrict of ColumbiaMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsNorth KoreaSouth KoreaVeterans' organizations and recognition

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1475

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance ActTo authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance ActKorean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2016Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance ActKorean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance ActKorean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2016
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