IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5493 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 16, 2010 
Received 
DECEMBER 22, 2010 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
AN ACT 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District 
of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United 
States for display in Statuary Hall 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, 
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SECTION 1. FURNISHING OF STATUES FOR STATUARY 
HALL BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND TERRI-
TORIES AND POSSESSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to in-
vite each jurisdiction described in section 3 to provide and 
furnish a statue, in marble or bronze, of a deceased person 
who has been a citizen of the jurisdiction, and illustrious 
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 Statuary Hall in 
the United States Capitol. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No statue of any individual may 
be placed in Statuary Hall 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 3 may request the Joint Committee on the 
Library of Congress to approve the replacement of 
a statue the jurisdiction has provided for display in 
Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol under 
section 1. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—A request shall be consid-
ered under paragraph (1) only if— 
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(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 
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 of Congress approves a request 
under subsection (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 approval. 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-
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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 3 to have more than 1 statue 
on display in the United States Capitol. 
(d) OWNERSHIP OF REPLACED STATUES.— 
(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), then it may not be returned to 
the Capitol for display unless such display is specifi-
cally authorized by Federal law. 
(e) RELOCATION 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 relocation of any statues 
received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
from a jurisdiction under section 1. 
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