A joint resolution to authorize the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association, the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations, and the Council of Armored Division Associations, jointly to erect a memorial to the "American Armored Force" on United States Government property in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-620 · S.J.Res. 43 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 6, 1986 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (8): Sen. John Warner, Sen. Paul Trible,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the United States Field Artillery Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, The Tank Destroyer Association, the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations, the Council of Armored Division Associations, and the National Association of Uniformed Services to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the American Armored Force.
Requires that the memorial be established in accordance with a specified Act as amended by the House of Representatives on September 29, 1986, but makes such Act's prohibition on commemorations of military units which are lesser than a branch of the Armed Forces inapplicable to this memorial.
Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of establishing the memorial.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 6, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-620.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 17, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed in the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Oct 16, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Sep 20, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 1, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 30, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the 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.