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116th Congress(2019-2020)
Removing Confederate Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020
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S. 4076 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4076


To remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets of the Department of Defense.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 25, 2020

Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets of the Department of Defense.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Removing Confederate Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Removal of Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets of Department of Defense.

(a) Removal.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the “Confederacy”) or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense.

(2) EXEMPTION FOR GRAVE MARKERS.—The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to grave markers.

(b) Certification.—Upon completion of the removal required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on the Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a certification in writing detailing that such removal has been completed.

(c) Prohibition on display.—Beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits the certification required by subsection (b), the Secretary may not place, assign, or otherwise use any name, symbol, display, monument, or paraphernalia that honors or commemorates the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America at any asset of the Department.

(d) Asset defined.—In this section, the term “asset” includes any base, installation, street, building, facility, aircraft, ship, plane, weapon, equipment, or any other property owned or controlled by the Department of Defense.