An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial site in the District of Columbia a specific commemoration of women of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
Public Law 100-660 · S. 2042 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 15, 1988 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. David Durenberger (R-MN)
Cosponsors (75): Sen. Alan Cranston, Sen. Barbara Mikulski,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(House disagreed to Senate amendment)
Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor women who have served in the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict.
Requires such memorial to be established in full compliance with the Commemorative Works Act of 1986.
Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that it would be most fitting and appropriate to place the memorial within the site surrounding the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia.
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 · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Nov 15, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-660.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 8, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 21, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from its amendments to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 12, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment and an amendment to the title by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 22, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 8, 1988CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Jun 20, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 15, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 14, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 176.Senate roll call 176
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- May 27, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 11, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 23, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 5, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 4, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.