Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 120.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 120, a joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution” on August 20, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 20, 2014 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45660

  CBO publication date

  August 20, 2014

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 120, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/120

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-577 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 8, 2014.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2014 ↗

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  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/577

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 120, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/120

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUTTERFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6745):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution of the United States of America. ____________________
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗

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  Statement length

  105 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 120, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/120

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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