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HJRES 183 104th Congress House

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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CommemorationsDistrict of ColumbiaFoundationsMinoritiesMonuments and memorialsPoorSocial Welfare
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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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 Latest action July 19, 1996

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 11, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 11, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 11, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 183: To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-183/
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"H.J. Res. 183: To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-183/.
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H.J. Res. 183, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HJRES-183/.
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