I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3106 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and 
territories of the United States for display in the United States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, Mr. HARPER, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District 
of Columbia and territories of the United States for 
display in the United States Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FURNISHING OF STATUES FOR UNITED STATES 
CAPITOL BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND 
TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to in-
vite each jurisdiction described in section 4 to provide and 
furnish a statue, in marble or bronze, of a deceased person 
who has been a citizen of the jurisdiction, and illustrious 
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for his or her historic renown or for distinguished civic 
or military services, such as the jurisdiction may deem to 
be worthy of this national commemoration; and when so 
furnished, the same shall be placed in the United States 
Capitol. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No statue of any individual may 
be placed in the United States Capitol pursuant to this 
Act until after the expiration of the 10-year period which 
begins on the date of the individual’s death. 
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF STATUES. 
(a) REQUEST BY JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A jurisdiction described in 
section 4 may request the Joint Committee on the 
Library to approve the replacement of a statue the 
jurisdiction has provided for display in the United 
States Capitol under section 1. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—A request shall be consid-
ered under paragraph (1) only if— 
(A) the request has been approved by a 
resolution adopted by the legislature of the ju-
risdiction (or its equivalent) and the request 
has been approved by the chief executive of the 
jurisdiction; and 
(B) the statue to be replaced has been dis-
played in the United States Capitol for at least 
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10 years as of the time the request is made, ex-
cept that the Joint Committee may waive this 
requirement for cause at the request of the ju-
risdiction. 
(b) AGREEMENT UPON APPROVAL.—If the Joint 
Committee on the Library approves a request under sub-
section (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall enter into 
an agreement with the jurisdiction involved to carry out 
the replacement in accordance with the request and any 
conditions the Joint Committee may require for its ap-
proval. Such agreement shall provide that— 
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same 
conditions and restrictions as apply to any statue 
provided by the jurisdiction under section 1; and 
(2) the jurisdiction shall pay any costs related 
to the replacement, including costs in connection 
with the design, construction, transportation, and 
placement of the new statue, the removal and trans-
portation of the statue being replaced, and any un-
veiling ceremony. 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF STATUES.—Nothing 
in this section shall be interpreted to permit any jurisdic-
tion described in section 4 to have more than 1 statue 
on display in the United States Capitol. 
(d) OWNERSHIP OF REPLACED STATUES.— 
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(1) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.—Subject to the 
approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, 
ownership of any statue replaced under this section 
shall be transferred to the jurisdiction involved. 
(2) PROHIBITING
SUBSEQUENT
DISPLAY
IN 
CAPITOL.—If any statue is removed from the United 
States Capitol as part of a transfer of ownership 
under paragraph (1), it may not be returned to the 
Capitol for display unless such display is specifically 
authorized by Federal law. 
SEC. 3. PLACEMENT OF STATUES. 
The Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval of 
the Joint Committee on the Library and with the advice 
of the Commission of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized 
and directed to provide for the reception, location, and re-
location of any statues received on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act from a jurisdiction in accord-
ance with this Act. 
SEC. 4. JURISDICTIONS DESCRIBED. 
The jurisdictions described in this section are as fol-
lows: 
(1) The District of Columbia. 
(2) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(3) Guam. 
(4) American Samoa. 
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(5) The United States Virgin Islands. 
(6) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands. 
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