Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

Bill: 118-hr-879
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-08
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base from Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia.</p> <p>Interior shall donate the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the statue and base may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside, but if the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue and marble base will revert back to the federal government.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2023 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Carson , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Gomez , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Davis of Illinois , and Ms. Lee of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act . 2. Removal of Andrew Jackson Statue (a) Removal The Secretary of the Interior shall remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base from Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia. (b) Donation The Secretary shall donate the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the statue and base may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside. If the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue and marble base will revert back to the Federal Government.