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Bill118th CongressFiled Feb 1, 2023Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 729

Emancipation Statue Removal Act

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 1, 2023)

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 just happenedFeb 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Who’s behind it

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large](D-DC)Sponsor
7 cosponsors7 D
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  1. Feb 21, 2023Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Federal Lands Subcommittee
  2. Feb 1, 2023IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
  3. Feb 1, 2023IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81-82)

  4. Feb 1, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  5. Feb 1, 2023IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Emancipation Statue Removal Act — Informed