H.R. 6720: To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-11 · Social Sciences and History · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill authorizes the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the philosopher and patriot, Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine is best known for writing Common Sense , a pamphlet that helped to inspire the Revolutionary War. The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.

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Official text

To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · 21 cosponsors

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Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] reported raising $9.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117