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H.R. 473 · 116th Congress

To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia…

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To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Law · 116-217 · Dec 17, 2020
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31 cosponsors · 27 D, 4 R
  1. House Introduced Jan 10, 2019
  2. House Passed Feb 26, 2020
  3. Senate Passed Dec 3, 2020
  4. President To the President Dec 11, 2020
  5. President Signed Dec 17, 2020
  6. Law Dec 17, 2020

This bill authorizes the establishment on federal land in the District of Columbia of the Every Word We Utter Monument in commemoration of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 17, 2020

This bill authorizes the establishment on federal land in the District of Columbia of the Every Word We Utter Monument in commemoration of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

No federal funds may be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.

The Every Word We Utter Monument organization shall be solely responsible for accepting contributions for, and paying for, the expenses of the establishment of such work.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 17, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-217.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 10, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 10, 2019
  2. House Passed Feb 26, 2020
  3. Senate Passed Dec 3, 2020
  4. President To the President Dec 11, 2020
  5. President Signed Dec 17, 2020
  6. Law Dec 17, 2020

No recorded floor vote found.