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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 17
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 7, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1596: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1596/
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"H.R. 1596: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1596/.
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H.R. 1596, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1596/.
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