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Emancipation Statue Removal Act

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emancipation Statue Removal Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Emancipation Monument is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.

Interior shall donate the Emancipation Monument to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Monument may not store, display, or exhibit the monument outside, but if the monument is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the monument will revert back to the federal government.

What's happening now July 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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