US Congress Senate Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about centennial events and plans; and (5) develop commemoration recommendations for Congress and the President. Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial). Authorizes the World War I Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work at the Memorial Site.

A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.

Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-02-01	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S423-424)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/253/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s253/BILLS-112s253is.pdf