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HR 879 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

Introduced: February 8, 2023 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 8, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E106)
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base from Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia.

Interior shall donate the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the statue and base may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside, but if the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue and marble base will revert back to the federal government.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Apr 28, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 21, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 8, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 8, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 8, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2023
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 8, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 879: Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-879/
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"H.R. 879: Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-879/.
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H.R. 879, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-879/.
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