Korean War Veterans Memorial Act of 1985

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Introduced

24 May 1985

Last action

17 September 1986 · Committee

Status

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. For further action see H.R. 2205.

Sponsors

Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]

Subjects

Defence

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24 March 2026

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Summary

Korean War Veterans Memorial Act of 1985 - Authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to erect a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the Korean war. Subjects the selected site, design, and plans for the construction of such memorial to the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. Directs that, upon its completion, the memorial shall be turned over to the Department of the Interior which shall then be solely responsible for its maintenance. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

24 May 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 1985
Committee
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB, Interior Department.
Source: Committee
27 June 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.
Source: Committee
27 June 1985
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by unanimous consent.
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1985
Discharge
Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
27 June 1985
Committee
Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
17 July 1985
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.
Source: Committee
29 October 1985
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-424.
Source: Committee
12 November 1985
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable.
Source: Committee
17 September 1986
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. For further action see H.R. 2205.
Source: Committee

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Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1223
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us · 99-s-1223 · source updated 24 March 2026