US Congress · H.R. 988 · Passed the House

To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to ...

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Introduced 2025-02-05

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Officially: “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.” Read the full text

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What it does

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

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1Moving National Woman's Relief Corps incorporation and domicile to Illinois; principal office to Murphysboro, Illinois

This section would change the law governing the National Woman's Relief Corps, a federally chartered organization, in three ways. First, it would change the Corps' legal place of incorporation and domicile from the District of Columbia to Illinois. Second, it would change the location of the Corps' principal office to Murphysboro, Illinois, replacing every place the office location was listed as Springfield with Murphysboro instead. Third, it would change the rules for delivering legal papers to the Corps: the Corps' designated agent for service of process would be located in Illinois instead of the District of Columbia, and papers that current law directs to the Mayor of the District of Columbia (or an office the Mayor designates) would instead go to the Secretary of State of Illinois or another office designated under Illinois law.

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1. Moving National Woman’s Relief Corps incorporation and domicile to Illinois; principal office to Murphysboro, Illinois (a) Place of incorporation and domicile Section 153701(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking the District of Columbia and inserting Illinois . (b) Principal office Section 153708 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking Springfield each place it appears and inserting Murphysboro . (c) Service of process Section 153710 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking designated agent in the District of Columbia and inserting designated agent in Illinois ; and (2) by striking Mayor of the District of Columbia or another office designated by the Mayor and inserting Secretary of State of Illinois or another office as designated by Illinois law .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-05

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-02-02

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (2026-02-03).