# 115-hr-3701: Confederate Monument Removal Act

115-hr-3701, Confederate Monument Removal Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3701
- Congress: 115
- Title: Confederate Monument Removal Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2017-09-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 48
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit statues of certain persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from being displayed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol shall identify all such statues and, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for their removal from the Capitol within 120 days. States may substitute statues in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the Revised Statutes and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. The bill makes appropriations for the activities in the bill.

## Cosponsors (48)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3701 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3701)

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- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
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