REFUSE Confederate Principles Act
Latest action · Feb 23, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act or the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service (NPS), a program to be known as the Emancipation Historic Preservation Program to award grants to states and other eligible entities to
- remove a Confederate symbol;
- remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage;
- remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage to commemorate or depict the freedom of enslaved African Americans; and
- remove and transfer a Confederate symbol to a state historic preservation program.
Interior shall also provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to these activities.
None of the funds made available by this bill may be used by Interior, the NPS, or an eligible entity for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction, or new construction of a Confederate symbol.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2021 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8095 | REFUSE Confederate Principles Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 10, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide funds for the removal of Confederate symbols, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act
- REFUSE Confederate Principles 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.
- Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
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