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Confederate Monument Removal Act

Introduced: September 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 7, 2017
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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 September 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1772 Identical bill Confederate Monument Removal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 29
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 14, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 7, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 7, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 7, 2017
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 7, 2017
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 7, 2017
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 7, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 7, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 7, 2017
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Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 7, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 7, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 7, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 7, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2017
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 7, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 7, 2017
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 7, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 7, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 7, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3701: Confederate Monument Removal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3701/
MLA
"H.R. 3701: Confederate Monument Removal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3701/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3701, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3701/.
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