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HOUSE 1596116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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

Last Action
3/7/2019

Actions

  • 2019-03-07Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • 2019-03-07Introduced in House
  • 2019-03-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-07 (00)

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm.

The committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts.

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

Cosponsors (20)

  • Anthony Brown (D-MD)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
  • GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
  • Marc Veasey (D-TX)
  • Donald Payne (D-NJ)
  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
  • Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
  • ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
  • G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
  • JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
  • Henry Johnson (D-GA)
  • Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
  • Karen Bass (D-CA)
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
  • A. McEachin (D-VA)
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

Subjects

  • Art, artists, authorship
  • Congressional tributes
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress
  • New York City
  • U.S. Capitol
  • U.S. history
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