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H.R. 2306 · 119th Congress

Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and Politics
IntroducedMar 24, 2025
Passed HouseDec 9, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

What it does

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The Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act

This bill extends through 2032 the Adams Memorial Commission, whose purpose is to establish a permanent memorial in Washington, DC, to honor John Adams and his legacy.

The bill specifies that the Adams Memorial shall be located within the area specified by the Adams Memorial Commission in a February 25, 2025 map (i.e., south of the White House, adjacent to Ellipse Road and near Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street, Northwest).

If the Commission determines that this location is not suitable or feasible due to physical or security constraints, the bill requires that the memorial be located in the Reserve, an area which generally extends from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Oct 31, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Sep 30, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Senate
  2. Jul 21, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.Senate
  3. Jul 13, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
  4. Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate.Senate
  5. Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  6. Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5083-5084)House floor actions
  7. Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5083-5084)Library of Congress
  8. Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2306.House floor actions
  9. Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5083-5085)House floor actions
  10. Dec 9, 2025Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
  11. Oct 31, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.House floor actions
  12. Oct 31, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-353.House floor actions
  13. Oct 31, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-353.Library of Congress
  14. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.House committee actions
  15. Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  16. Sep 17, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands DischargedHouse committee actions
  17. Jul 16, 2025Subcommittee Hearings HeldHouse committee actions
  18. Jul 9, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.House committee actions
  19. Mar 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
  20. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  21. Mar 24, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Mark E. Amodei R-NV-2
  • Jake Auchincloss D-MA-4
  • Rep. Gerald E. Connolly D-VA-11
  • H. Morgan Griffith R-VA-9
  • William R. Keating D-MA-9
  • Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
  • Richard McCormick R-GA-7
  • Seth Moulton D-MA-6