These Republicans Voted to Restore Confederate Monument to Arlington

US News Reporter

On Thursday 192 House Republicans voted for an amendment which would have required a controversial Confederate monument to be reinstated at Arlington National Cemetery, where it was removed in December 2023.

The Confederate Memorial was unveiled in June 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson to commemorate soldiers and sailors who died fighting for the proslavery Confederate States of America during the Civil War. It includes depictions of Black slaves, one looking after a white soldier's baby, another appearing to follow his master into battle.

A national campaign to remove Confederate monuments ramped up following the murder of 46-year-old Black man Georgia Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. A number of monuments were torn down by protesters in subsequent demonstrations, while others were later removed by the relevant authorities.

On Thursday, the House voted on an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act calling for the Arlington Confederate Memorial to be reinstalled in its original position.

Proposed by Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Georgia Republican, the amendment "directs the Secretary of the Army to relocate the Reconciliation Memorial, also known as the Reconciliation Monument, to its original location in Arlington National Cemetery."

Confederate Memorial in Arlington — Workers dismantle the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery December 20, 2023. On Thursday 192 House Republicans voted for an amendment that would have it restored. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY

The amendment was voted down in the House by 230-192. All those voting in favor were Republicans. The 230 opposing were split between 206 Democrats and 24 Republicans.

Newsweek has compiled a list of the 192 House Republicans who backed the amendment below:

Rep. Aderholt (AL)

Rep. Alford (MO)