US HB1596 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
Sponsors
| Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] |
| Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA] |
| Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA] |
| Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] |
| Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
| 2019-03-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB728 (Same As) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Subjects
Art, artists, authorship
Congress
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
Congress
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1596/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1596/BILLS-116hr1596ih.pdf |
