[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1088 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1088

 To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service 
of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the 
   United States military during World War II may be located on the 
                 National Mall, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2025

     Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Duckworth) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service 
of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the 
   United States military during World War II may be located on the 
                 National Mall, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World War II Women's Memorial 
Location Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) during World War II, more than 18,000,000 women 
        answered the call during a global crisis to hold down the home 
        front by working as pilots, engineers, mechanics, code 
        breakers, and more, building planes, tanks, munitions, and 
        other equipment needed by United States troops, and serving as 
        the backbone of the war effort;
            (2) section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2023 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-
        328), authorized the World War II Women's Memorial Foundation 
        (formerly known as the ``Women Who Worked on the Home Front 
        Foundation'') to establish a commemorative work on Federal land 
        in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the 
        service and sacrifice to the United States of the women who 
        worked on the home front during World War II; and
            (3) locating the commemorative work described in paragraph 
        (2) on the National Mall would be a respectful extension of the 
        enduring legacy of the women who worked on the home front 
        during World War II.

SEC. 3. LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    Notwithstanding section 8908 of title 40, United States Code, the 
commemorative work to commemorate the commitment and service of the 
women who worked on the home front during World War II authorized by 
section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-328), may be located within--
            (1) Area I, as depicted on the map entitled ``Commemorative 
        Areas Washington, DC and Environs'', numbered 869/86501 B, and 
        dated June 24, 2003; or
            (2) the Reserve (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, 
        United States Code).
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