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House Calendar No. 224 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5493 
[Report No. 111–561] 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for 
display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2010 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
JULY 22, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District 
of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United 
States Capitol. 
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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 STATUARY 
HALL BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to in-
vite the District of Columbia to provide and furnish stat-
ues, in marble or bronze, not exceeding 2 in number, of 
deceased persons who have been citizens thereof, and illus-
trious for their historic renown or for distinguished civic 
or military services, such as the District of Columbia 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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia 
may request the Joint Committee on the Library of 
Congress to approve the replacement of a statue the 
District has provided for display in Statuary Hall in 
the United States Capitol under section 1. 
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(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 Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia and the request has been ap-
proved by the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia; 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia under section 
1; and 
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(2) the District of Columbia shall pay any costs 
related to the replacement, including costs in con-
nection with the design, construction, transportation, 
and placement of the new statue, the removal and 
transportation of the statue being replaced, and any 
unveiling ceremony. 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF STATUES.—Nothing 
in this section shall be interpreted to permit the District 
of Columbia to have more than 2 statues 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 District of Columbia. 
(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 
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for the reception, location, and relocation of any statues 
received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
from the District of Columbia under section 1. 
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House Calendar No. 224 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5493 
[Report No. 111–561] 
A BILL 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the Dis-
trict of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in 
the United States Capitol. 
JULY 22, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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