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Union Calendar No. 217 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1318 

[Report No. 118–268] 

To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of 

the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Ms. PORTER, Ms. WILD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mrs. 

WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Ms. PETTERSEN, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Ms. ESCOBAR, Mrs. BICE, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. 

SHERRILL, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. VASQUEZ, Ms. MANNING, Mrs. KIGGANS

of Virginia, Ms. ROSS, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. GARCI ́A

of Illinois, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

CRAIG, and Ms. BROWNLEY

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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•HR 1318 RH

A BILL 

To authorize the location of a monument on the National 

Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage 

movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to 

the Constitution, and for other purposes. 


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•HR 1318 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Suffrage Na5 tional Monument Location Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

7 (a) SITE.—Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 

8 40, United States Code, the Women’s Suffrage National 

9 Monument shall be located within the Reserve. 

10 (b) APPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

11 ACT.—Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 

12 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

13 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Wom14 en’s Suffrage National Monument. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONU17 MENT.—The term ‘‘Women’s Suffrage National 

18 Monument’’ means the commemorative work author19 ized to be established under Public Law 116–217 

20 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note). 

21 (2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ has the 

22 meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of 

23 title 40, United States Code. 


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Union Calendar No. 217 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1318 

[Report No. 118–268] 

A BILL 

To authorize the location of a monument on the 

other purposes. the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for women’s suffrage movement and the passage of National Mall to commemorate and honor the 

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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