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
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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 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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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