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HR 4812 114th Congress House

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display…

Official title: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: March 17, 2016 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland under which the Commission shall provide, and the Joint Committee shall accept, a statue of Harriet Tubman.

After receiving the statue, the Joint Committee on the Library shall place it in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.

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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 17, 2016
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 17, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4812: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4812/
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"H.R. 4812: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4812/.
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H.R. 4812, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4812/.
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[H.R. 4812: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4812/)
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