# 116-hr-7381: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7381, To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7381
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands the applicability of an existing criminal statute that protects veterans' monuments. Currently, it is a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who served in the Armed Forces. This bill expands the prohibition to also make it a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who signed the Declaration of Independence, or a President.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7381 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7381)

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- [116-hr-6128: Eliminate Agency Excess Space Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6128)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7381 (as of 2025-11-18).