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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1705 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2019 

Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. GARDNER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds that— 

5 (1) a monument as a tribute to the magnitude 

6 of the effort of suffragists over a period of 7 decades 

7 to pass the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of 

8 the United States in a way that engages the viewer 


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1 and serves as a call to action for present and future 

2 generations is appropriate on Federal land; 

3 (2) the monument described in paragraph (1) 

4 should include— 

5 (A) a sculptural portrait to honor Susan 

6 B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriot 

7 Stanton Blatch, Sojourner Truth, Alice Paul, 

8 and Ida B. Wells; and 

9 (B) a depiction of the Declaration of Senti10 ments and Ratification Flag with the names of 

11 other women instrumental in fighting for wom12 en’s suffrage included in the depiction of the 

13 word ‘‘WE’’ of the Declaration of Sentiments 

14 with raised lettering on ripples radiating from 

15 the monument; and 

16 (3) the preferred site location for the monu17 ment is Area II, near Belmont-Paul National Monu18 ment and the Supreme Court. 

19 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

20 WORK. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Every Word We Utter Monu22 ment may establish a commemorative work on Federal 

23 land in the District of Columbia and its environs (as de24 fined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code), 

25 to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to 


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1 the Constitution of the United States, which gave women 

2 the right to vote. 

3 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO4 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora5 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

6 chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

8 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

9 FUNDS.— 

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

11 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

12 commemorative work under this section. 

13 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVERY WORD WE

14 UTTER MONUMENT.—The Every Word We Utter 

15 Monument shall be solely responsible for acceptance 

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

17 the establishment of the commemorative work under 

18 this section. 

19 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, on payment of all ex21 penses for the establishment of the commemorative 

22 work under this section (including the maintenance 

23 and preservation amount required by section 

24 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 

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1 lishment of the commemorative work, the Every 

2 Word We Utter Monument shall transmit the 

3 amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Inte4 rior for deposit in the account provided for in sec5 tion 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. 

6 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If, on ex7 piration of the authority for the commemorative 

8 work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

9 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re10 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

11 work under this section, the Every Word We Utter 

12 Monument shall transmit the amount of the balance 

13 to a separate account with the National Park Foun14 dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec15 retary of the Interior or Administrator of General 

16 Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the 

17 process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, 

18 United States Code, for accounts established under 

19 paragraph (2) or (3) of section 8906(b) of title 40, 

20 United States Code. 

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