Albert Pike Statue Removal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1136
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-21
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Albert Pike Statue Removal Act</b></p> <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. If the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue will revert back to the federal government.</p> <p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2023 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Carson , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. McGovern ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Albert Pike Statue Removal Act . 2. 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. If the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue will revert back to the Federal Government.