US SB4076 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-1)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to remove from its property, and prohibits DOD from using or displaying in the future, any name, symbol, display, monument, or paraphernalia that honors or commemorates the Confederacy or anyone who served voluntarily with the Confederacy. The removal requirement does not apply to grave markers.
Title
Removing Confederate Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
| Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military history
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military history
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4076/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4076/BILLS-116s4076is.pdf |
