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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-116.
Dec 1, 2005
Signed by President.
Nov 28, 2005
Presented to President.
Nov 18, 2005
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13409-13410)
Nov 18, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13409-13410)
Nov 18, 2005
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR 11/17/2005 H10789)
Nov 18, 2005
RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Ms. Millender-McDonald reserved the right to object in order to allow discussion of the measure. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
Nov 18, 2005
Mr. Ney asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. (consideration: CR 11/17/2005 H10786-10789)
Nov 18, 2005
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Nov 18, 2005
Cleared for White House.
Nov 18, 2005
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 11/17/2005 H10789)
Nov 18, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 26, 2005
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 631 Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Nov 18, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 18, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Architect of the Capitol to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the Capitol in a suitable permanent location in National Statuary Hall.

Prohibits a statue of any individual from being placed in National Statuary Hall until after the expiration of the 10-year period which begins on the date of the individual's death.

Exempts a statue: (1) obtained and placed in National Statuary Hall under this Act; or (2) provided and furnished by a state under the Revised Statutes of the United States or its replacement provided under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now December 1, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-116.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 44
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 17, 2005
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 17, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 17, 2005
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 16, 2005
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2005
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 16, 2005
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2005
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 15, 2005
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 15, 2005
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 15, 2005
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 9, 2005
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 8, 2005
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 8, 2005
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 4, 2005
D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 3, 2005
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 2, 2005
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 2, 2005
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2005
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 2, 2005
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 2, 2005
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 1, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 26, 2005
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 26, 2005
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 26, 2005
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2005
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2005
D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 26, 2005
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 26, 2005
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2005
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 26, 2005
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2005
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 26, 2005
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2005
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 26, 2005
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2005
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 26, 2005
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 26, 2005
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2005
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 26, 2005
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 26, 2005
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2005
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 26, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4145: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4145/
MLA
"H.R. 4145: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4145/.
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H.R. 4145, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4145/.
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