# 115-hr-1220: To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.

115-hr-1220, To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA); status Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1220
- Congress: 115
- Title: To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
- Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
- Introduced: 2017-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Act that authorized the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in Washington, DC, to honor John Adams and his legacy to, instead, establish the Adams Memorial Commission to establish a permanent memorial in DC for such purpose. The commission shall: (1) consider, formulate, and report plans for such memorial; and (2) terminate seven years after this bill's enactment.

## Cosponsors (11)

- JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-1220 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1220)

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