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H.R. 988 House Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.

Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Bost, Mike (R-IL-12)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary on Feb 3, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Feb 5, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Nov 18, 2025
  4. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Nov 20, 2025
  5. House Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Nov 20, 2025
  6. House Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Feb 2, 2026
  7. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1927-1929; text: CR H1927) Feb 2, 2026
  8. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 988. Feb 2, 2026
  9. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Feb 2, 2026
  10. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Feb 2, 2026
  11. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Feb 2, 2026
  12. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Feb 3, 2026

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

IllinoisSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. historyWomen's rights

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Referred To, Feb 3, 2026]
  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Markup By, Nov 20, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Nov 18, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Feb 5, 2025]

Summary

This bill moves the National Woman's Relief Corps' place of incorporation and domicile from the District of Columbia to Illinois and moves its principal office in Illinois from Springfield to Murphysboro.The National Woman's Relief Corps is a federally chartered corporation whose purposes include (1) perpetuating the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and those who saved the Union during the Civil War; (2) preserving, and making available for research, documents and records pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic and its members; and (3) honoring those who have patriotically served the United States in any war.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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