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H.R. 1164: Emancipation Statue Removal Act

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H.R. 1164: Emancipation Statue Removal Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-18 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Emancipation Statue Removal Act

Plain summary

Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Emancipation Memorial is removed from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia. Interior shall donate the Emancipation Memorial to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Memorial may not store, display, or exhibit the memorial outside, but if the memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the memorial will revert back to the federal government.

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Official text

Emancipation Statue Removal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1164 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117