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HOUSE 1073118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Last Action
2/17/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-17Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • 2023-02-17Introduced in House
  • 2023-02-17Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-02-17 (00)

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.

The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
  • Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
  • MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • Terri Sewell (D-AL)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
  • Brian Higgins (D-NY)
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
  • Grace Meng (D-NY)
  • Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
  • Troy Carter (D-LA)
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA)
  • Shontel Brown (D-OH)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
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