Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7465 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 JULY 1, 2020 Ms. NORTON 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 05:39 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7465.IH H7465 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7465 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 05:39 Jul 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7465.IH H7465 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS