[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1164 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1164
To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation
Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2021
Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation
Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Emancipation Statue Removal Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF EMANCIPATION MEMORIAL.
(a) Removal.--The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the
Emancipation Memorial is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of
Columbia.
(b) Donation.--The Secretary 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 Emancipation Memorial
outside. If the Emancipation Memorial is stored, displayed, or
exhibited outside, ownership of the Emancipation Memorial will revert
back to the Federal Government.
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