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Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994

Public Law 103-384 · H.R. 2135 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 22, 1994 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Craig Thomas (R-WY)

Cosponsors (100): Rep. Sonny Montgomery,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994 - Authorizes the National Museum of the American Indian to design, construct, and maintain a National Native American Veterans' Memorial.

Locates the Memorial on the same site as the National Museum of the American Indian.

States that the National Congress of American Indians shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions and payment of expenses for the Memorial.

States that the United States shall not pay any of the Memorial's establishment expenses.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Oct 22, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-384.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 18, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 8, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 5, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walker objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 5. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Apr 13, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
  11. May 18, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
  12. May 17, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
  13. 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.