Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votes
GovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill text
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign finance
VoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)
GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics

Data Last Updated

Bills & Votes: 3 hours ago
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

HR8211Referred to Committee

Army Security Agency Monument Act

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-09
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
Democrat · NC · Representative
Votes with party: 99.2% (591 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/A000370

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)Original· 2026-04-09
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)Original· 2026-04-09
  • Mark Harris (R-NC-8)Original· 2026-04-09
  • Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2026-04-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

2026-04-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-04-09
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-09

Previously

  • Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-09
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-09

Plain-English Summary

This bill would authorize the creation of a monument or memorial dedicated to the Army Security Agency, a military intelligence organization that operated during the Cold War. The monument would honor the service and contributions of military personnel and civilians who worked for the agency. Veterans' groups and military history advocates would likely support recognizing this part of American military history.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8211 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8211 To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam Era, and the Cold War era, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Ms. Ross, Mr. Subramanyam, and Mr. DeSaulnier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam Era, and the Cold War era, 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 ``Army Security Agency Monument Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF MONUMENT HONORING VETERANS OF THE ARMY SECURITY AGENCY WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES BETWEEN 1945 AND 1976, DURING WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN CONFLICT, THE VIETNAM ERA, AND THE COLD WAR ERA. (a) Placement.-- (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans who served in the Armed Forces between 1945 and 1976, during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Cold War era. (2) Alternative location.--If the Secretary of the Army is unable to identify an appropriate place in Arlington National Cemetery for the monument described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall place the monument at a location outside the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. (b) Design.--The monument placed under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) based on a design approved by the Secretary of the Army and the National Army Security Agency Association; (2) placed on a non-burial plot; and (3) limited to 52 inches by 18 inches in base dimensions. (c) Agreement for Construction and Maintenance.--The Secretary of the Army may only place a monument under subsection (a) if the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Army Security Agency Association under which the Association agrees to pay all costs necessary for preparation of the site for the monument and to construct, install, and maintain the monument, and to such other provisions as the Secretary may require. (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``World War II'', ``Korean conflict'', and ``Vietnam era'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. <all>
Open clean-text viewRead on Congress.gov →

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR9571To establish a minimum wage for all Federal contractors, and for other purposes.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-07-02
  • HR8399STAR Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-21
  • HRES1183Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2026, as "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA), to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-16
  • HR8074Kira Johnson Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-03-25