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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7466
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 1, 2020Ms. Norton (for herself and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Monument from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
1.
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Emancipation Statue Removal Act.
2.
Removal of Emancipation Monument
(a)
Removal
The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the Emancipation Monument is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.
(b)
Donation
The Secretary 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. If the monument is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the monument will revert back to the Federal Government.