US HB3701 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-0)
Status: Introduced on September 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-07 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit statues of certain persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from being displayed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol shall identify all such statues and, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for their removal from the Capitol within 120 days. States may substitute statues in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the Revised Statutes and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. The bill makes appropriations for the activities in the bill.

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Title

Confederate Monument Removal Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-09-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2017-09-07HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1772 (Same As) 2017-09-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5058-5059)

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