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To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of…

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To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5971)
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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Requires the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol (known as the Portrait Monument) to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

What's happening now July 19, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5971)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 10, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Mar 9, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 9, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 9, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 17, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 937: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-937/
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"H.R. 937: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-937/.
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H.R. 937, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-937/.
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[H.R. 937: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-937/)
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