HOUSE 1445117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

Last Action: 4/16/2021

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2021-04-16Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2021-03-01Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2021-03-01Introduced in House
2021-03-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-01 (00)

American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from

changing the name of or altering in any way the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, the Theodore Roosevelt Island, or the Washington Monument; or
moving, or altering in any way, any statue located on federal land related to the War of 1812, the Civil War, or the Revolutionary War.

Cosponsors (13)

Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Marjorie Greene (R-GA)
Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Bob Good (R-VA)
Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Barry Moore (R-AL)
Steven Palazzo (R-MS)

Subjects

Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

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