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To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States…

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To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

Introduced: February 24, 2017 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 24, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Librarian of Congress, concurrently with the planned renovation and replacement of existing glass panels, to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install it among the panels depicting the seals of states which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

What's happening now February 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1217: To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1217/
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"H.R. 1217: To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1217/.
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H.R. 1217, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1217/.
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[H.R. 1217: To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1217/)
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