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 remove the Emancipation Memorial 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.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81-82)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Emancipation Statue Removal Act
USA118th CongressHR-729| House
| Updated: 2/21/2023
Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial 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.
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