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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.

H.R. 1608Introduced May 14, 1997Policy area: Commemorations
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 28, 1998 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1608.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1608, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

80 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 40 Democrats

41 of 80 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Howard Berman (D-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Bill Goodling (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Steve Horn (R-CA) and 50 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven LaTourette.

Sponsor’s state and district

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