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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States…

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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: June 18, 2015 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 18, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E930-931)
Jun 18, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to: (1) accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant, subject to appropriate terms and conditions; and (2) place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S.Capitol.

What's happening now June 18, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2837: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2837/
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"H.R. 2837: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2837/.
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H.R. 2837, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2837/.
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[H.R. 2837: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2837/)
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