# 117-hr-5297: National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

117-hr-5297, National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5297
- Congress: 117
- Title: National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-09-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5297 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5297)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5297 (as of 2026-10-15).