# 117-hr-7496: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.

117-hr-7496, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7496
- Congress: 117
- Title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2022-04-11
- Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7496)

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