Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) 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 An- drew Jackson statue and marble base in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Andrew Jackson Stat- 4 ue Removal Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ANDREW JACKSON STATUE. 6 (a) REMOVAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 7 ensure that the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Mar 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1365.IH H1365 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1365 IH is removed from Lafayette Square in the District of Co- 1 lumbia. 2 (b) DONATION.—The Secretary shall donate the An- 3 drew Jackson statue and marble base to a museum or 4 other similar entity. The recipient of the statue and base 5 may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside. If 6 the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, owner- 7 ship of the statue and marble base will revert back to the 8 Federal Government. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Mar 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1365.IH H1365 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS