US Congress House Bill 473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-4)
Status: Passed on December 17 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-12-17 - Became Public Law No: 116-217. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes the establishment on federal land in the District of Columbia of the Every Word We Utter Monument in commemoration of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. No federal funds may be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work. The Every Word We Utter Monument organization shall be solely responsible for accepting contributions for, and paying for, the expenses of the establishment of such work.

To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-17	House	Became Public Law No: 116-217. (TXT | PDF)
2020-12-17	House	Signed by President.
2020-12-11	House	Presented to President.
2020-12-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-03	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-03	Senate	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222)
2020-02-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2020-02-26	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-26	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1204-1205)
2020-02-26	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 473.
2020-02-26	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204-1206)
2020-02-26	House	Mr. Neguse moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
2019-10-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-229.
2019-09-18	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-09-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-09-18	House	Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
2019-05-22	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-01-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-10	House	Introduced in House

SB1705 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/473/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr473/BILLS-116hr473ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr473/BILLS-116hr473rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr473/BILLS-116hr473eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr473/BILLS-116hr473enr.pdf