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Emancipation Statue Removal Act

H.R. 729 · 118th Congress · Feb 1, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Emancipation Statue Removal Act”.

Sec. 2 Removal of Emancipation Memorial

(a)
Removal— The Secretary of the Interior shall remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia.
(b)
Donation— The Secretary 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 Emancipation Memorial outside. If the Emancipation Memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the Emancipation Memorial will revert back to the Federal Government.