US HR1248

Bill

US HR1248

Confederate Monument Removal Act

Introduced
02/23/2021

In Committee
02/23/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol.

AI Summary

This bill, the Confederate Monument Removal Act, aims to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol. The bill amends existing law to prohibit the display of such statues, and requires the Architect of the Capitol to identify and arrange for the removal of any such statues within 120 days of the bill's enactment. The bill provides for the return of any state-provided statues to their respective states, and allows states to replace removed statues in accordance with existing procedures. The bill also appropriates $2 million to the Architect of the Capitol to cover the costs related to the removal, transfer, security, storage, and display of the affected statues.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (34)

Barbara Lee (D)*, Karen Bass (D), Joyce Beatty (D), Brendan Boyle (D), Anthony Brown (D), David Cicilline (D), Jim Cooper (D), Danny Davis (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Val Demings (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Dwight Evans (D), Chuy García (D), Jimmy Gomez (D), Steven Horsford (D), Mondaire Jones (D), Ro Khanna (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Carolyn Maloney (D), Sean Maloney (D), Grace Meng (D), Jerry Nadler (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Donald Payne (D), Ayanna Pressley (D), Jamie Raskin (D), Bobby Rush (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Jackie Speier (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Bennie Thompson (D), Mike Thompson (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), Peter Welch (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 02/23/2021)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1248/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1248/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1248/BILLS-117hr1248ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1248/BILLS-117hr1248ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S2366	A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related
S366	Confederate Monument Removal Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Same As

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