HR 3701
115th Congress
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Confederate Monument Removal Act
Introduced: September 7, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Confederate Monument Removal Act
This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit statues of certain persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from being displayed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.
The Architect of the Capitol shall identify all such statues and, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for their removal from the Capitol within 120 days.
States may substitute statues in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the Revised Statutes and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.
The bill makes appropriations for the activities in the bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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