HR 729
118th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Art, artists, authorship
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Introduced: February 1, 2023
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 1, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81-82)
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.
Interior shall donate the Emancipation Memorial to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Memorial may not store, display, or exhibit the memorial outside, but if the memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the memorial will revert back to the federal government.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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