# 119-s-858: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

119-s-858, Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV); status became_law (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-858
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**This law requires the Hershel 'Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor monument to be placed inside the National Mall's Reserve,** directing its site to that central, high-profile zone. It keeps the rest of the Commemorative Works Act in force so standard approval, design, and oversight rules still apply. - Medal of Honor recipients and families: A memorial will sit within the Mall's Reserve, giving the monument greater visibility and symbolic prominence. - Visitors and the public: The monument will be encountered among the Mall's core memorial spaces, shaping where people see and visit it. - Agencies and approvals: The Commemorative Works Act continues to govern approval, design, and oversight for the project, with the single exception of the site location.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medal of Honor monument on the Mall: benefit, low. The law requires the National Medal of Honor monument to be inside the Reserve on the National Mall. This applies to the commemorative work already authorized in earlier law. All other parts of the Commemorative Works Act still apply. Federal planners and the monument sponsor use those rules to rev…

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## Sources
- [119-s-858 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/858)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-858 (as of 2026-09-25).