Title: 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.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill authorizes the establishment on federal land in the District of Columbia of the Every Word We Utter Monument in commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1705 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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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.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) a monument as a tribute to the magnitude of the effort 
        of suffragists over a period of 7 decades to pass the 19th 
        Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in a way 
        that engages the viewer and serves as a call to action for 
        present and future generations is appropriate on Federal land;
            (2) the monument described in paragraph (1) should 
        include--
                    (A) a sculptural portrait to honor Susan B. 
                Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriot Stanton 
                Blatch, Sojourner Truth, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells; 
                and
                    (B) a depiction of the Declaration of Sentiments 
                and Ratification Flag with the names of other women 
                instrumental in fighting for women's suffrage included 
                in the depiction of the word ``WE'' of the Declaration 
                of Sentiments with raised lettering on ripples 
                radiating from the monument; and
            (3) the preferred site location for the monument is Area 
        II, near Belmont-Paul National Monument and the Supreme Court.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Every Word We Utter Monument may establish a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 
environs (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States 
Code), to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, which gave women the right to vote.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in 
accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (c) Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
        expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
            (2) Responsibility of the every word we utter monument.--
        The Every Word We Utter Monument shall be solely responsible 
        for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the 
        expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If, on payment of all expenses for the 
        establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
        (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by 
        section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there 
        remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of 
        the commemorative work, the Every Word We Utter Monument shall 
        transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the 
        Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 
        8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
            (2) On expiration of authority.--If, on expiration of the 
        authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
        title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds 
        received for the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section, the Every Word We Utter Monument shall transmit 
        the amount of the balance to a separate account with the 
        National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the 
        Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General Services, 
        as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in 
        section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for 
        accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
        8906(b) of title 40, United States Code.
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