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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 988

To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.

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Introduced 2025-02-05Topic: governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This bill moves the National Woman's Relief Corps' place of incorporation and domicile from the District of Columbia to Illinois and moves its principal office in Illinois from Springfield to Murphysboro. The National Woman's Relief Corps is a federally chartered corporation whose purposes include (1) perpetuating the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and those who saved the Union during the Civil War; (2) preserving, and making available for research, documents and records pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic and its members; and (3) honoring those who have patriotically served the United States in any war.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-03SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-02-02HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-02-02HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2026-02-02Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.floor pass
2026-02-02HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 988.
2026-02-02HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1927-1929; text: CR H1927)
2026-02-02HouseMr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-11-20HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.refer
2025-11-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-11-18HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-02-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-02-05Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-02-05Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.