To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4135
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-30
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Conflicts and wars

District of Columbia

Military history

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia using nonfederal funds.</p> <p>

action_date: 2020-12-14
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill directs the National Park Service to remove the statue of Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia. </p> <p>The Department of the Interior may donate the statue to a museum or other similar entity, as determined appropriate by Interior to ensure its preservation and interpretation in an indoor setting. The recipient of the statue may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outdoors.</p> <p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Removal of Statue of Albert Pike (a) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The Supreme Council of the Inspectors-General of the Thirty-Third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America supports the removal of the statue to the memory of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia due to its divisive nature. (2) The Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Council of the District of Columbia support the removal of the Albert Pike statue from its current location. (b) Removal After non-Federal funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia under the Joint Resolution Granting permission for the erection of a monument or statue in Washington City, District of Columbia, in honor of the late Albert Pike. , approved April 9, 1898 (30 Stat. 737). (c) No use of Federal funds No Federal funds may be used to carry out this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 525 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4135 [Report No. 116–640] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 14, 2020 Additional sponsors: Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Rush , and Mr. Lowenthal December 14, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 30, 2019 A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Removal of Statue of Albert Pike (a) Removal The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia under the Joint Resolution Granting permission for the erection of a monument or statue in Washington City, District of Columbia, in honor of the late Albert Pike. , approved April 9, 1898 (30 Stat. 737). (b) Relocation The Secretary of the Interior may donate the statue to a museum or other similar entity, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, to ensure its preservation and interpretation in an indoor setting. The recipient of the statue may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside.

December 14, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed