H.R. 386 – Mount Rushmore Protection Act

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The Mount Rushmore Protection Act would bar any federal spending that would alter, change, destroy, or remove any name, face, or other feature of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It also formally designates the mountain in South Dakota as “Mount Rushmore” for all federal references. The bill affects any federal agency or program that might fund work on the monument.

Key Provisions

Prohibits the use of federal funds for any alteration, removal, or destruction of names, faces, or other features on Mount Rushmore.
Designates the mountain at the specified coordinates in South Dakota as “Mount Rushmore” and requires all federal documents, maps, and regulations to refer to it by that name.

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

July 13, 2023

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Introduced in House

January 17, 2023

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

January 17, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Federal Lands Subcommittee

February 21, 2023

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

Federal Lands Subcommittee

July 13, 2023

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What members said about H.R. 386 on the floor

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Rep. Dusty JohnsonR-SD · Apr 17, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove the name of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer) as cosponsor of H.R. 386.

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 17, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 386

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 17, 2023

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. Mooney, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Banks, Ms. Mace, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Nehls, Mrs. Radewagen, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide that no Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, destroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mount Rushmore Protection Act.

2.

Findings

Congress finds the following:

(1)

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is America’s Shrine of Democracy.

(2)

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial depicts the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, with the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

3.

Prohibition on use of Federal funds

No Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, destroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

4.

Designation of Mount Rushmore

(a)

In general

The mountain at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, located at N 43° 53.559′ W 103° 28.246′, shall be known and designated as Mount Rushmore.

(b)

References

Any reference in any law, map, regulation, order, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain and area described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to Mount Rushmore.