H.R. 988 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Feb 2, 2026. Received Feb 3, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMoves Woman's Relief Corps to Illinois
The National Woman's Relief Corps is a federally chartered organization that honors Civil War veterans and preserves historical records about the Grand Army of the Republic. This bill would move the organization's official place of incorporation from Washington, D.C. to Illinois and relocate its principal office to Murphysboro, Illinois.
How it affects you
This is primarily an organizational matter. Members of the National Woman's Relief Corps and people interested in Civil War history may see administrative changes, but this bill has no direct effect on most Americans in their daily lives.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 5, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 988
AN ACT
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 3, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.