Confederate Monument Removal Act
Bill: H.R.1248 | Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-CA)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Confederate Monument Removal Act
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.

To remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the 
    Confederate States of America from display in the United States 
                                Capitol.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Confederate Monument Removal Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS AND REMOVAL PROCEDURES.

    (a) Requirements.--Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 
2131) is amended by inserting ``(other than persons who served 
voluntarily with the Confederate States of America)'' after ``military 
services''.
    (b) Statue Removal Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol shall--
                    (A) identify all statues on display in the United 
                States Capitol that do not meet the requirements of 
                section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131), 
                as amended by subsection (a); and
                    (B) subject to the approval of the Joint Committee 
                on the Library of Congress, arrange for the removal of 
                each such statue from the Capitol by not later than 120 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Removal and return of statues.--In the case of a statue 
        that is removed under this subsection which was provided for 
        display by a State, the Architect of the Capitol shall arrange 
        to transfer and deliver the statue and transfer ownership of 
        the statue to the State if the State so requests and agrees to 
        pay any costs related to the transportation of the statue to 
        the State.
            (3) Replacement of statues.--A State that has a statue 
        removed under this subsection shall be able to replace such 
        statue in accordance with the requirements and procedures of 
        section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131) and 
        section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 
        (2 U.S.C. 2132).
            (4) Authorization and appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--There are appropriated for the 
                fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, out of any money 
                in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000 
                to the Architect of the Capitol to carry out this 
                section, including the costs related to the removal, 
                transfer, security, storage, and display of the statues 
                described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
                subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.
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