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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7496 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 13, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque 
at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National 
Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to com-
memorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John 
in 1733. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE COMMEMORATING 
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SLAVE REBELLION ON ST. JOHN. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
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Interior shall install, in an appropriate location in the area 
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of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the 
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Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States 
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Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the 
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slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 
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1733. 
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(b) CONTENTS OF PLAQUE.—The plaque installed 
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under subsection (a) shall include information regarding— 
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(1) important facts about the slave rebellion 
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that began on St. John in 1733; 
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(2) the collective suicide that occurred during 
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the slave rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on 
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St. John in 1734; and 
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(3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the 
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history of St. John, the United States Virgin Is-
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lands, and the United States. 
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Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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