S 4076
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military history
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Removing Confederate Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020
Introduced: June 25, 2020
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Removing Confederate Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to remove from its property, and prohibits DOD from using or displaying in the future, any name, symbol, display, monument, or paraphernalia that honors or commemorates the Confederacy or anyone who served voluntarily with the Confederacy. The removal requirement does not apply to grave markers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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