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SENATE 728116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

A bill 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

  • 2019-03-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • 2019-03-07Introduced in Senate

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 first African American woman elected to Congress.

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

Cosponsors (17)

  • Charles Schumer (D-NY)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Christopher Coons (D-DE)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
  • Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)
  • Cory Booker (D-NJ)
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
  • Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
  • Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)
  • Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

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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