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H.R. 879 118th Congress House

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2023 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 Latest action February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 6, 2023
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Apr 28, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 21, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 8, 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
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2023
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 8, 2023
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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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