To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 114-hr-2837
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-06-18
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Congressional tributes

District of Columbia

Regional and metropolitan planning

U.S. Capitol

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to: (1) accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Pierre L'Enfant, subject to appropriate terms and conditions; and (2) place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S.Capitol.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2837 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in the United States Capitol.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Pierre L’Enfant was born in France in 1754, and traveled to the United States to serve with the United States in the Revolutionary War. (2) Pierre L’Enfant was an engineer and architect, and in 1791 he developed the unique and exceptional design for the Nation’s capital that laid the framework for the modern-day District of Columbia that is followed and maintained until today. (3) L’Enfant’s remarkable design envisioned a distinguishable federal and residential city with diagonal streets propelling from Congress and the President’s home, beautiful boulevards on local streets and neighborhoods, and open spaces for monuments, memorials, and historical structures, all of which largely remain intact, protected as a historical treasure. (4) The United States Capitol does not currently appropriately recognize the contributions of Pierre L’Enfant. 2. Acceptance of statue of Pierre L’Enfant for placement in United States Capitol (a) Acceptance Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate. (b) Placement The Joint Committee shall place the statue accepted under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol.