House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 21, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 879.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 26, February 8, 2023, Page H782):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: to require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base in Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 8, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 241 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 879, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8700ad2b95e8ff83c02bba83489d932a069caf6656eded13185f282fba0d653b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 879, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.R. 4688 (118th) To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.
- H.R. 388 (118th) Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act
- H.R. 8505 (118th) Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
- H.R. 4043 (118th) To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other…
- H.R. 51 (118th) Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H.Res. 661 (118th) Honoring the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and calling on Congress to fulfill the demands of the March…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.