H.R. 988 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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.
Cosponsors: 3 (0 D, 3 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-02-05
Latest action (2026-02-03): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 988 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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