The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
S 858 Signed into law

Sponsored by James C. Justice (R)

Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

Requires a National Medal of Honor Monument to be built on the National Mall.

Tradeoff

Places a new monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients within the most prominent federal land in Washington, DC, overriding a prior rule that blocked new monuments there.

What's in it

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No significant federal cost over the 2026-2031 period; any implementation costs estimated at less than $500,000.

This is a location-authorization bill with negligible federal costs to administer; the policy's real impact is permitting the Monument Foundation to build on a specific federal site rather than elsewhere in D.C.

S. 858, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act · Feb 2026

The Senate passed this by on March 25, 2026. The House passed it by on August 31, 2026, and it was signed into law on September 10, 2026.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 5, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 5, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Dec 17, 2025)

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Justice's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 4784 · Mar 25, 2026)

    Removes the findings section, which described the Medal of Honor's history and the proposed monument near the Lincoln Memorial.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 25, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 27, 2026)

  7. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 31, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 2, 2026)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Sep 10, 2026)