HR 4994 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

Introduced Aug 10, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Adriano Espaillat D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 20, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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. IntroducedAug 10, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for the creation, maintenance, or display of any Confederate symbol on federal public land or other federal property.

An exception to such prohibition is provided (1) if the use of such funds is necessary to allow for the removal of the Confederate symbol to address public safety; or (2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational exhibit.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 10, 2021 to Oct 4, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CAJim CostaOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalAug 10, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineAug 13, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinAug 13, 2021
D-TNJim CooperAug 13, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleAug 13, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonAug 13, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoAug 13, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterAug 24, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOct 4, 2022

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Aug 10, 2021
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Aug 20, 2021
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Aug 10, 2021
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Aug 10, 2021
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2021

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  2. Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  3. Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  4. Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  5. Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 145, August 10, 2021, page H4325.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 10, 2021Introduced in House

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