US HB7466 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Emancipation Monument is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia. Interior shall donate the Emancipation Monument to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Monument may not store, display, or exhibit the monument outside, but if the monument is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the monument will revert back to the federal government.
Title
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. |
| 2020-07-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2020-07-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Art, artists, authorship
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7466/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7466/BILLS-116hr7466ih.pdf |
