Congress approves nonprofit's move from D.C. to Illinois
H.R. 988 — 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. · Filed by Mike Bost (R-IL) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill moves the National Woman's Relief Corps—a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization—from Washington, D.C. to Illinois. It relocates the organization's legal incorporation, domicile, and principal office from D.C. and Springfield to Murphysboro, Illinois, and transfers service-of-process authority from the D.C. Mayor to the Illinois Secretary of State. The change affects only the organization's administrative seat and legal jurisdiction; it does not alter the Corps' mission, membership, or operations.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward amendment to move a congressionally chartered nonprofit's legal domicile and principal office from Washington, D.C. to Illinois. It is purely administrative—no policy change, no new authority, no financial impact.
Who it affects
The bill is a routine administrative relocation of a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization. Citizens are not directly harmed or benefited by the geographic shift of an organization's incorporation and office location; the change is neutral to the public interest and reflects the organization's own operational preference.
Named in the bill
National Woman's Relief Corps, Illinois, Murphysboro, Illinois, District of Columbia, 36 U.S.C. § 153701, 36 U.S.C. § 153708, 36 U.S.C. § 153710, Illinois Secretary of State
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Feb 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Nov 18, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Feb 2, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Feb 2, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (896 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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