A bill to amend Public Law 99-572 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to invest private funds contributed to the American Battle Monuments Commission for the construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in public debt securities.
Public Law 100-230 · H.R. 1454 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 5, 1988 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Stanford Parris (R-VA-8)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Establishes in the Treasury a fund which shall be available to the American Battle Monuments Commission for expenses of establishing the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Directs the Chairman of the Commission to deposit private contributions accepted into such fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to invest any portion of such fund not required to meet current expenses in interest bearing obligations of, or guaranteed by, the Government.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Committee on House Administration · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Jan 5, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-230.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 29, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 21, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 29, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 28, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 27, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Committee on House Administration
- Oct 14, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Committee on House Administration
- Oct 8, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Mar 11, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Mar 5, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.