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HR 4812 114th Congress House Congress Art, artists, authorship Congressional tributes Joint Committee on the Library Maryland Racial and ethnic relations U.S. Capitol U.S. history

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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 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.

What's happening now March 17, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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