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HR 5493 111th Congress House Congress American Samoa Art, artists, authorship Caribbean area District of Columbia Guam Monuments and memorials Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Capitol U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: June 9, 2010 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 16, 2010
Received in the Senate.
Dec 15, 2010
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8492-8493)
Dec 15, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8492-8493)
Dec 15, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5493.
Dec 15, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8492-8495)
Dec 15, 2010
Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2010
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
Jul 22, 2010
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-561.
Jul 14, 2010
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 9, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 9, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to invite the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to each provide and furnish a statue, in marble or bronze, of a deceased person who has been a citizen of such jurisdiction, and illustrious for his or her historic renown or for distinguished civic or military services, such as it may deem to be worthy of this national commemoration. Requires the statues to be placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.

Prohibits a statue of any individual from being placed in Statuary Hall until 10 years after the individual's death.

Prescribes requirements and administrative procedures for replacement of such statues.

What's happening now December 22, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5493: To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5493/
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"H.R. 5493: To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5493/.
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