I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4994 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2021 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. BASS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JA-
COBS of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. KILMER, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, and Mr. PAPPAS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate 
symbols, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Federal Funding 
for Confederate Symbols Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Confederate battle flag is one of the 
most controversial symbols from U.S. history, signi-
fying a representation of racism, slavery, and the op-
pression of African Americans. 
(2) The Confederate flag and the erection of 
Confederate monuments were used as symbols to re-
sist efforts to dismantle Jim Crow segregation, and 
have become pillars of Ku Klux Klan rallies. 
(3) There are at least 1,503 symbols of the 
Confederacy in public spaces, including 109 public 
schools named after prominent Confederates, many 
with large African-American student populations. 
(4) There are more than 700 Confederate 
monuments and statues on public property through-
out the country, the vast majority in the South. 
These include 96 monuments in Virginia, 90 in 
Georgia, and 90 in North Carolina. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FUNDS RESTRICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), no Federal funds may be used for the creation, main-
tenance, or display, as applicable, of any Confederate sym-
bol on Federal public land, including any highway, park, 
subway, Federal building, military installation, street, or 
other Federal property. 
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(b) CONFEDERATE SYMBOL DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘Confederate symbol’’ includes the following: 
(1) A Confederate battle flag. 
(2) Any symbol or other signage that honors 
the Confederacy. 
(3) Any monument or statue that honors a 
Confederate leader or soldier or the Confederate 
States of America. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply— 
(1) if the use of such funds is necessary to 
allow for removal of the Confederate symbol to ad-
dress public safety; or 
(2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, 
maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational 
exhibit. 
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