# 116-hr-6026: Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act

116-hr-6026, Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6026
- Congress: 116
- Title: Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7916: Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6026 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6026)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8242)
- [116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8200)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7916: Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7916)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6026 (as of 2025-11-18).