HR 2198
117th Congress
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To direct the Joint Committee of Congress 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
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 26, 2021
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 first African American woman elected to Congress.
The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Cosponsors
110
Luria, Elaine
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Mfume, Kweisi
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Torres, Ritchie
R
Donalds, Byron
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Brown, Shontel M.
D
Chu, Judy
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Eshoo, Anna
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
Yarmuth, John
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Kahele, Kaiali'i
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Pingree, Chellie
Delgado, Antonio
D
McGovern, James P.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Lawson, Al
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Jacobs, Sara
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Kirkpatrick, Ann
D
Soto, Darren
D
Titus, Dina
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Khanna, Ro
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Dingell, Debbie
DOYLE, MIKE
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Gomez, Jimmy
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2198: To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2198/
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