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REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

USA117th CongressHR-672| House 
| Updated: 2/23/2021
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8095
REFUSE Confederate Principles Act
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8095
    REFUSE Confederate Principles Act


  • February 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Conflicts and warsCongressional oversightHistorical and cultural resourcesMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

USA117th CongressHR-672| House 
| Updated: 2/23/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8095
REFUSE Confederate Principles Act
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8095
    REFUSE Confederate Principles Act


  • February 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 23, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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