HJRES 183 104th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Black leadership Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights workers Commemorations District of Columbia Foundations Minorities Monuments and memorials Poor Social Welfare

To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.

Introduced: July 11, 1996 See on congress.gov

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Jul 19, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.

Jul 11, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Jul 11, 1996

Introduced in House

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Authorizes the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and the Poor People's Campaign.

Exempts the memorial from provisions of the Commemorative Works Act which: (1) prohibit commemorative works honoring a nonmilitary event, individual, or group of individuals from being authorized until after the 25th anniversary of the event or death of the individual(s); and (2) require the offset of Federal funds used to pay maintenance and preservation expenses of the memorial and its infrastructure (but requires excess construction funds received by the Foundation to be deposited in a Treasury account for such expenses).

What's happening now July 19, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.

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