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| https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/congress-passes-bill-authorizing-memorial-fallen-journalists-including | Congress Passes Bill Authorizing Memorial to Fallen Journalists, Including Capital Gazette Victims | 2020-12-03 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | Senate | MD | John Sarbanes | S001168 | sarbanes.house.gov | legacy | The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to authorize the development and construction of a national monument to fallen journalists, including the victims of the Capital Gazette massacre in 2018. The bill, passed with unanimous consent, authorizes a privately-funded memorial to be constructed on federal lands within the District of Columbia to honor journalists, photographers and broadcasters killed in the line of duty. The House of Representatives passed the bill by a voice vote in September. It now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. Maryland's Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin were original cosponsors of the measure.... The bill's House sponsors included Reps. John Sarbanes and Elijah Cummings. Cummings signed onto the bill in August 2019, two months before his death. The legislation authorizes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation, an initiative of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, to establish the memorial on certain federal property off of the National Mall. The Annenberg Foundation and the Ferro Foundation have contributed $300,000 toward the effort. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |