House Bill 7466
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7466
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Emancipation Monument is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.
Interior shall donate the Emancipation Monument to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Monument may not store, display, or exhibit the monument outside, but if the monument is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the monument will revert back to the federal government.
July 1, 2020
07/28/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
07/01/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
07/01/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:02 PM