Emancipation Statue Removal Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7466 To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Monu- ment from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 1, 2020 Ms. 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 Eman- cipation Monument from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Emancipation Statue 4 Removal Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF EMANCIPATION MONUMENT. 6 (a) REMOVAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 7 ensure that the Emancipation Monument is removed from 8 Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:39 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7466.IH H7466 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7466 IH (b) DONATION.—The Secretary shall donate the 1 Emancipation Monument to a museum or other similar 2 entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Monument may 3 not store, display, or exhibit the monument outside. If the 4 monument is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, own- 5 ership of the monument will revert back to the Federal 6 Government. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:39 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7466.IH H7466 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS