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Committee hears support for Global War on Terror Memorial work group

House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Supporters, including veterans and Gold Star family advocates, urged the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee to back House Bill 2514, which would establish a work group to recommend names, locations, designs and funding for a Global War on Terror Memorial on the Capitol Campus.

The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee heard proponent testimony for House Bill 2514 on establishing a Global War on Terror Memorial on the Capitol Campus.

Representative Hunter Abel, the bill's prime sponsor, told the committee the measure builds on bipartisan work and would create a work group charged with recommending individuals to honor, potential Capitol Campus locations, permitting requirements, draft designs and a funding plan. Abel said the work group would operate under an aspirational five-year timeline and that the effort is expected to…

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