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REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

USA116th CongressHR-8095| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (14)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act or the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service (NPS), a program to be known as the Emancipation Historic Preservation Program to award grants to states and other eligible entities to remove a Confederate symbol; remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage; remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage to commemorate or depict the freedom of enslaved African Americans; and remove and transfer a Confederate symbol to a state historic preservation program. Interior shall also provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to these activities. None of the funds made available by this bill may be used by Interior, the NPS, or an eligible entity for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction, or new construction of a Confederate symbol.
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Timeline
Aug 22, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • August 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • September 10, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

USA116th CongressHR-8095| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act or the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service (NPS), a program to be known as the Emancipation Historic Preservation Program to award grants to states and other eligible entities to remove a Confederate symbol; remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage; remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage to commemorate or depict the freedom of enslaved African Americans; and remove and transfer a Confederate symbol to a state historic preservation program. Interior shall also provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to these activities. None of the funds made available by this bill may be used by Interior, the NPS, or an eligible entity for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction, or new construction of a Confederate symbol.
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Timeline
Aug 22, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • August 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • September 10, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (14)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Art, artists, authorshipConflicts and warsCongressional oversightHistorical and cultural resourcesMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history