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H.R. 7217 116th Congress House

Confederate Monument Removal Act

Official title: To remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: June 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action June 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7573 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber…
  • S 4382 A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court …
  • S 3957 Confederate Monument Removal Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 73
All 73 Democratic 42
Hall, Kwanza
· Dec 9, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 13, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 24, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 24, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 24, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 24, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 15, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jun 15, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 15, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jun 15, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Jun 15, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 15, 2020
Haaland, Debra
· Jun 15, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 15, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 15, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/
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"H.R. 7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/.
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H.R. 7217, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7217/.
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