# 114-hr-1949: National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

114-hr-1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1949
- Congress: 114
- Title: National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015
- Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
- Introduced: 2015-04-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 with respect to submission of site and design proposals by the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (sponsor) for the National Liberty Memorial to honor the slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution. The site and design approval process is revised to make the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, responsible for consideration of these site and design proposals and their submission, on behalf of the sponsor, to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1949 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1949)

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