HR 970 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act

Introduced Feb 5, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Anthony G. Brown D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 11, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2019
  2. Passed HouseDec 10, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act

This bill directs the National Park Service to remove and appropriately dispose of the monument to General Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 5, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 5, 2019

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 11, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Dec 10, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7118-7119)
  3. Dec 10, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 970.
  4. Dec 10, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Dec 10, 2020Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Dec 10, 2020On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7118)
  7. Dec 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7118)
  8. Dec 2, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
  9. Dec 2, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-608.
  10. Sep 30, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  11. Sep 30, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  12. Sep 30, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  13. Jul 21, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  14. Feb 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  15. Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House
  16. Feb 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 11, 2020Referred in Senate
  2. Dec 10, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Dec 2, 2020Reported in House
  4. Feb 5, 2019Introduced in House

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