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To direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5056| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2018
A. Donald McEachin

A. Donald McEachin

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (17)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Readiness Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to each conduct a full inventory of specified Confederate commemorative works, including flags and other symbols or signage, on the public lands under their jurisdiction. Using such inventories, the National Park Service shall conduct a special resource study to examine the works commemorating and interpreting the Civil War and commemorating, with respect to such war, the soldiers, people on the home front and battle lines, and related locations in the United States from 1861-1865. Among contents required to be identified by the study are historical assessments of each work, the suitability and feasibility of retaining works, identification of properties that could meet the criteria for designation as national historic sites, and an evaluation of historical research.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • February 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • February 16, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.


  • February 28, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Cemeteries and funeralsCommemorative events and holidaysConflicts and warsGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasMilitary facilities and propertyMonuments and memorialsNational symbolsParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

To direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5056| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2018
Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to each conduct a full inventory of specified Confederate commemorative works, including flags and other symbols or signage, on the public lands under their jurisdiction. Using such inventories, the National Park Service shall conduct a special resource study to examine the works commemorating and interpreting the Civil War and commemorating, with respect to such war, the soldiers, people on the home front and battle lines, and related locations in the United States from 1861-1865. Among contents required to be identified by the study are historical assessments of each work, the suitability and feasibility of retaining works, identification of properties that could meet the criteria for designation as national historic sites, and an evaluation of historical research.
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • February 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • February 16, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.


  • February 28, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
A. Donald McEachin

A. Donald McEachin

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (17)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Readiness Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cemeteries and funeralsCommemorative events and holidaysConflicts and warsGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasMilitary facilities and propertyMonuments and memorialsNational symbolsParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history