Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3779
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2017-09-14
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional oversight

Maryland

Military history

Monuments and memorials

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to develop a plan to remove the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. </p> <p>Interior must submit to Congress a time line for the removal of such monument in accordance with the plan. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3779 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 14, 2017 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Raskin , and Mr. Delaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act . 2. Removal plan for monument Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop a plan for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield. 3. Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report describing the plan required under section 2 and a timeline for the removal of the monument in accordance with that plan.