National Statuary Hall Collection Progress Assurance Act
Bill: H.R.4754 | Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney (R-IL)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
National Statuary Hall Collection Progress Assurance Act
This bill establishes a timeline for the Joint Committee on the Library to approve or disapprove requests for replacing statutes (or any related actions that are subject to Joint Committee approval) in the National Statutory Hall of the U.S. Capitol. The Joint Committee oversees operations of the Library of Congress, as well as management of the National Statuary Hall, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and works of fine art in the Capitol.
Generally, the bill requires the Joint Committee to approve or disapprove a request to replace a statue not later than 30 days after the Architect of the Capitol forwards the request to the Joint Committee. If the Architect forwards the request before the Joint Committee's first organizational meeting of a Congress, the Joint Committee must approve or disapprove the request not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards the request to the Joint Committee or the date of the meeting, whichever is later.

To establish a 30-day deadline for the Joint Committee on the Library 
  to approve or disapprove requests and other actions relating to the 
procedures for the replacement of statues donated by States for display 
                       in National Statuary Hall.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Statuary Hall Collection 
Progress Assurance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY TO APPROVE OR 
              DISAPPROVE REQUESTS AND OTHER ACTIONS RELATING TO 
              PROCEDURES FOR REPLACEMENT OF STATUES DONATED BY STATES 
              FOR DISPLAY IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL.

    (a) Deadline.--Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(f) The Joint Committee on the Library shall approve or 
disapprove a request for the replacement of a statue under this section 
which is forwarded to the Joint Committee by the Architect of the 
Capitol, and shall approve or disapprove any other action relating to 
the replacement of a statue under this section which is subject to the 
approval of the Joint Committee and which is forwarded to the Joint 
Committee by the Architect of the Capitol--
            ``(1) not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards 
        the request or other information to the Joint Committee; or
            ``(2) if the Architect forwards the request or other 
        information during a Congress before the date of the first 
        organizational meeting of the Joint Committee for the Congress, 
        not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards the request 
        or other information to the Joint Committee or the date of the 
        meeting, whichever is later.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to requests which are forwarded to the Joint 
Committee on the Library by the Architect of the Capitol on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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