# 116-hr-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act

116-hr-7217, Confederate Monument Removal Act, is a 116th 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: 116-hr-7217
- Congress: 116
- Title: Confederate Monument Removal Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.

## Cosponsors (73)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7217 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7217)

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