HR2306Passed House

Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-03-24

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

John R. Moolenaar

Republican · MI · Representative

Votes with party: 98.3% (649 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001194

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Cosponsors (8)

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

Latest Action

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

2026-07-21

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-07-13
House Committee on Natural ResourcesReported By · 2025-10-31

Previously

House Committee on Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2025-09-17
House Committee on Natural ResourcesDischarged from · 2025-09-17
House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-03-24

Plain-English Summary

The Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act This bill extends through 2032 the Adams Memorial Commission, whose purpose is to establish a permanent memorial in Washington, DC, to honor John Adams and his legacy. The bill specifies that the Adams Memorial shall be located within the area specified by the Adams Memorial Commission in a February 25, 2025 map (i.e., south of the White House, adjacent to Ellipse Road and near Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street, Northwest). If the Commission determines that this location is not suitable or feasible due to physical or security constraints, the bill requires that the memorial be located in the Reserve , an area which generally extends from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2306 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2306 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, 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 ``Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY; LOCATION OF MEMORIAL. (a) Adams Memorial Commission.-- (1) Extension.--Section 2406(l) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2032''. (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted on December 1, 2025. (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--Section 1(c) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411; 124 Stat. 1192; 127 Stat. 3880; 133 Stat. 750) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The establishment'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the establishment''; and (2) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2032''. (c) Location of Commemorative Work.--Section 1 of Public Law 107- 315 (116 Stat. 2763) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 1. APPROVAL OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK. ``(a) Site.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Adams Memorial shall be located within the area generally depicted as `Adams Memorial: Eligible Additional Area' on the map titled `Adams Memorial: Eligible Additional Area' prepared by the Adams Memorial Commission and dated February 25, 2025. ``(b) Additional Locations.--If the Commission determines that the location described in subsection (a) is not suitable or feasible due to physical or security constraints, the commemorative work shall be located within the Reserve. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Adams memorial.--The term `Adams Memorial' means the commemorative work authorized to be established under section 1(b) of Public Law 107-62 (115 Stat. 411). ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Adams Memorial Commission established under section 2406(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9). ``(3) Reserve.--The term `Reserve' has the meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.''. SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. Section 2 and section 3 of Public Law 107-315 (116 Stat. 2763) are hereby repealed. Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2306 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.

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