# 119-hr-186: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

119-hr-186, Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-186
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-20

## Summary

**This bill would authorize placing a commemorative monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients and named for Hershel 'Woody' Williams inside the National Mall Reserve in Washington, D.C.** It directs the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish the work under the authority of Public Law 117-80. The bill specifically locates the monument within the Reserve and overrides the site restriction in 40 U.S.C. 8908(c). Other provisions of the Commemorative Works Act apply except as limited by that location mandate. The text includes findings about the Medal of Honor and contains no federal appropriation or funding mechanism.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 414 | 0 |

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## Sources
- [119-hr-186 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/186)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-186 (as of 2026-09-20).