United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6720 (117th)
To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Introduced
11 February 2022
Last action
30 December 2022 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Sponsors
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Jared Huffman, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Sean Casten, James McGovern, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Jerry McNerney, JAMES COOPER, Alan Lowenthal, Mike Levin, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Jay Obernolte, Victoria Spartz, Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Katie Porter, Chris Pappas, Zoe Lofgren
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
This bill authorizes the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the philosopher and patriot, Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine is best known for writing Common Sense , a pamphlet that helped to inspire the Revolutionary War. The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.
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Timeline
11 February 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
14 July 2022
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
8 December 2022
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
8 December 2022
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
8 December 2022
Committee
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Source: Committee
30 December 2022
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Source: Calendars
30 December 2022
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-680.
Source: Committee
30 December 2022
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-680.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 30 December 2022 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2022 · Official file
Documents
6 official files
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 30 December 2022
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 30 December 2022
Reported to House
summary · EN · 30 December 2022
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 February 2022
Sponsors
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Jared Huffman · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sean Casten · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Jerry McNerney · D · Cosponsor
- JAMES COOPER · D · Cosponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Mike Levin · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Jay Obernolte · R · Cosponsor
- Victoria Spartz · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Katie Porter · D · Cosponsor
- Chris Pappas · D · Cosponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
- · hsii00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6720
- us · 117-hr-6720 · source updated 7 April 2025