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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2017 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Oct 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 5, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1334)
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia using non-federal funds.

What's happening now October 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3983: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3983/
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"H.R. 3983: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3983/.
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H.R. 3983, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3983/.
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[H.R. 3983: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3983/)
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