118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 729: Emancipation Statue Removal Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Earl Blumenauer D-OROriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Al Green D-TXOriginal
- Jared Huffman D-CAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
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History
- Introduced in the House by Eleanor Norton.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced in House
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81-82)
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


