H.R. 729 · 118th Congress
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Eleanor Norton
- Introduced
- 2023-02-01
- Latest action
- 2023-02-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Summary
Emancipation Statue Removal Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.
Interior 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 memorial outside, but if the memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the memorial will revert back to the federal government.