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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7217
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2020
Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Adams, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Payne, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Heck, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Meng, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Bass, Mr. Neguse, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Speier, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Confederate Monument Removal Act
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Requirements and removal procedures
Requirements
Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by inserting (other than persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America)
after military services
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Statue removal procedures
In general
The Architect of the Capitol shall—
identify all statues on display in the United States Capitol that do not meet the requirements of section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by subsection (a); and
subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for the removal of each such statue from the Capitol by not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Removal and return of statues
In general
Subject to subparagraph (C), the Architect of the Capitol shall arrange to transfer and deliver any statue that is removed under this subsection to the Smithsonian Institution.
Storage or display of statues
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall follow the policies and procedures of the Smithsonian Institution, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, regarding the storage and display of any statue transferred under subparagraph (A).
State requests
A statue provided for display by a State that is removed under this subsection shall be returned to the State, and the ownership of the statue transferred to the State, if the State so requests and agrees to pay any costs related to the transportation of the statue to the State.
Replacement of statues
A State that has a statue removed under this subsection shall be able to replace such statue in accordance with the requirements and procedures of section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131) and section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132).
Authorization and appropriations
In general
There are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000 to carry out this section, including the costs related to the removal, transfer, security, storage, and display of the statues described in paragraph (1)(A), of which—
$2,000,000 shall be made available to the Architect of the Capitol; and
$3,000,000 shall be made available to the Smithsonian Institution.
Availability
Amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.