H.R. 473 became law 707 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 87 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 9 of 335 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 633 words
- Subjects
- District of ColumbiaMonuments and memorialsVoting rightsWomen's rights
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2020: Became Public Law No: 116-217.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th S. 1705 A bill to authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for D · Introduced