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Emancipation Statue Removal Act

USA117th CongressHR-1164| House 
| Updated: 3/23/2021
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Cosponsors (6)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)James P. McGovern (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 Memorial is removed 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7466
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 18, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E138)
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7466
    Emancipation Statue Removal Act


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 18, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E138)


  • March 23, 2021
    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

USA117th CongressHR-1164| House 
| Updated: 3/23/2021
Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Emancipation Memorial is removed 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7466
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 18, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E138)
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7466
    Emancipation Statue Removal Act


  • February 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 18, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E138)


  • March 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Cosponsors (6)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)James P. McGovern (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