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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2306 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2306
To reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Griffith,
Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
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 ``The Adams Memorial-Great American
Heroes Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY; LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.
(a) Adams Memorial Commission.--Section 2406 of the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law
116-9) is amended--
(1) in subsection (l), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2032''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding other
provision of law, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000
to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to the following
limitations:
``(1) Non-federal match requirement.--Any Federal funds
made available under this section shall be matched on a 1-to-1
basis by non-Federal contributions.
``(2) Limitation on administrative costs.--Not more than 4
percent of Federal funds made available under this section may
be used for administrative expenses.''.
(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 2 of Public Law 107-
315 (116 Stat. 2763) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The commemorative'' and inserting ``(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), the commemorative''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) The commemorative work may 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.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-353.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-353.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5083-5085)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2306.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5083-5084)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5083-5084)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.