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Emancipation Statue Removal Act

USA116th CongressHR-7466| House 
| Updated: 7/28/2020
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Cosponsors (3)
Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • July 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • July 28, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Art, artists, authorshipDistrict of ColumbiaMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

Emancipation Statue Removal Act

USA116th CongressHR-7466| House 
| Updated: 7/28/2020
Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • July 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • July 28, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Cosponsors (3)
Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Art, artists, authorshipDistrict of ColumbiaMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history