Albert Pike Statue Removal Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Albert Pike Statue Removal Act directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service Director, to remove the statue honoring Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia. The bill allows Interior to donate the statue to a museum or similar entity for preservation and interpretation, but only in an indoor setting. If the recipient stores, displays, or exhibits the statue outdoors, ownership reverts to the federal government. The practical effect is removal of the Pike monument from public outdoor federal space while preserving the object for indoor historical interpretation under a continuing federal condition.
Who Benefits and How
District of Columbia public space users benefit because the Albert Pike statue would be removed from an outdoor location near Judiciary Square. Civil rights organizations benefit from a federal directive removing a monument associated with a contested public memory from outdoor display. Museum curators benefit if Interior donates the statue for indoor preservation and interpretation. Historic preservation researchers benefit because the statue may be preserved in an indoor setting rather than destroyed.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service monument staff must remove the statue and manage transfer or storage logistics. Interior property managers must choose an appropriate museum or similar recipient if the statue is donated. Museum recipients must keep the statue indoors or risk federal reversion of ownership. Federal taxpayers bear removal, transfer, and oversight costs.
Key Provisions
- Requires removal of the Albert Pike statue near Judiciary Square.
- Authorizes donation of the statue to a museum or similar entity for indoor preservation and interpretation.
- Bars outdoor storage, display, or exhibition by any recipient.
- Provides that ownership reverts to the federal government if the indoor-display condition is violated.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires Interior and the National Park Service to remove the Albert Pike statue near Judiciary Square and allows indoor museum preservation under federal reversion conditions.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Commemoration, District of Columbia
Primary Purpose
Requires Interior and the National Park Service to remove the Albert Pike statue near Judiciary Square and allows indoor museum preservation under federal reversion conditions.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- District of Columbia public space users
- Civil rights organizations
- Museum curators
- Historic preservation researchers
Identified Costs
- National Park Service monument staff
- Interior property managers
- Museum recipients
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Norton (for herself, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Interior property managers, National Park Service monument staff
District of Columbia public space users
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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