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Union Calendar No. 181 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 473 

[Report No. 116–229] 

To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2019 

Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 11, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 

HILL of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CASE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 

LAWRENCE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SABLAN, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HARDER of California, and Ms. 

ROYBAL-ALLARD

OCTOBER 11, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 10, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia 

and its environs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SEC. 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

4 WORK. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Every Word We Utter Monu6 ment may establish a commemorative work on Federal land 

7 in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemo8 rate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, 

9 which gave women the right to vote. 

10 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORA11 TIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative 

12 work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 

13 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

14 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

15 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 

17 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

18 commemorative work under this section. 

19 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVERY WORD WE

20 UTTER MONUMENT.—The Every Word We Utter 

21 Monument shall be solely responsible for acceptance of 

22 contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 

23 establishment of the commemorative work under this 

24 section. 

25 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex2 penses for the establishment of the memorial (includ3 ing the maintenance and preservation amount re4 quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

5 Code), there remains a balance of funds received for 

6 the establishment of the commemorative work, the 

7 Every Word We Utter Monument shall transmit the 

8 amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior 

9 for deposit in the account provided for in section 

10 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. 

11 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon ex12 piration of the authority for the commemorative work 

13 under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 

14 there remains a balance of funds received for the es15 tablishment of the commemorative work, the Every 

16 Word We Utter Monument shall transmit the amount 

17 of the balance to a separate account with the National 

18 Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the 

19 Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as appro20 priate) following the process provided in section 

21 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for ac22 counts established under 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, 

23 United States Code. 


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Union Calendar No. 181 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 473 

[Report No. 116–229] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument 

purposes. trict of Columbia and its environs, and for other to establish a commemorative work in the DisOCTOBER 11, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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