HR 4856
115th Congress
House
Congress
Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm.
The committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts.
The committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
42
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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Raskin, Jamie
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Adams, Alma S.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Carson, André
D
Chu, Judy
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Cohen, Steve
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Courtney, Joe
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Davis, Danny K.
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DeGette, Diana
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Dingell, Debbie
D
Espaillat, Adriano
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Evans, Dwight
D
Green, Al
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kelly, Robin L.
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Meng, Grace
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
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Pocan, Mark
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Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Sewell, Terri A.
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Smith, Adam
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4856: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4856/
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