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American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

H.R. 1445 · 117th Congress · Mar 1, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from changing the names of certain memorials or move any statues related to certain wars, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “American Heritage Protection Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on changing names and moving statues

The Secretary of the Interior shall not—
(1)
change the name of or alter in any way—
(A)
the Lincoln Memorial;
(B)
the Jefferson Memorial;
(C)
the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial;
(D)
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial;
(E)
the Theodore Roosevelt Island; or
(F)
the Washington Monument; or
(2)
move, or alter in any way, any statue located on Federal land related to—
(A)
the War of 1812;
(B)
the Civil War; or
(C)
the Revolutionary War.