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Confederate Monument Removal Act

Introduced: June 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Confederate Monument Removal Act

This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.

What's happening now June 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Democratic 42
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 1, 2020
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 13, 2020
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 13, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2020
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Levin, Mike
California · Jul 13, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 13, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 24, 2020
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 24, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 24, 2020
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 15, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 15, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 15, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jun 15, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 15, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 15, 2020
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jun 15, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2020
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 15, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 15, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 15, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Jun 15, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 15, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 15, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 15, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2020
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 15, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 15, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 15, 2020
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 15, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2020
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 15, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/
MLA
"H.R. 7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7217, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/)
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