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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-680
TO AUTHORIZE THE THOMAS PAINE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION TO ESTAB-
LISH A COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND
ITS ENVIRONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
DECEMBER 30, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 6720]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6720) to authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Associa-
tion to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 6720 is to authorize the Thomas Paine Me-
morial Association to establish a commemorative work in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and its environs.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 6720 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 was a luminary patriot of the Enlightenment and
the American Revolution who inspired people in the colonies not
only to overthrow the tyranny of faraway kings but to launch a na-
tion founded on principles of democratic self-government, the rights
of men and women, and reason and science. Despite his catalytic
role in founding America and our constitutional republic, Paine re-
mains largely neglected in historical narratives. This memorial to
Paine has already been pre-funded with a flood of voluntary con-
tributions and pledges from private citizens. Almost uniquely
among the Founding Fathers, Paine opposed slavery and favored
abolition, called for a progressive income tax to pay for universal
education (including for both men and women), a welfare system
for poor relief, pensions, women's rights, and more.
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