# 116-hr-473: To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

116-hr-473, To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Became Public Law No: 116-217. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-473
- Congress: 116
- Title: To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-217.
- Introduced: 2019-01-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the establishment on federal land in the District of Columbia of the Every Word We Utter Monument in commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2019-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2019-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2019-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1380: Big Cat Public Safety Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/473)

## Related
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1380: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1380)
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