National Statuary Hall Collection Policy Act

Bill: 116-hr-7652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-16
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Members of Congress

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

U.S. Capitol
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Statuary Hall Collection Policy Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes an additional requirement for the replacement of a statue in National Statuary Hall.</p> <p>Currently, a state's request to replace a statue it has provided for display shall only be considered if (1) the request has been approved by the legislature and the governor of the state, and (2) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the U.S. Capitol for at least 10 years as of the time the request is made.</p> <p>The bill adds the requirement that at least two-thirds of the Members of Congress who represent a requesting state approve any request to replace a statue in National Statuary Hall.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2020 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Budd , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Gaetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit the removal of a statue provided by a State for display in National Statuary Hall unless two-thirds of the members of the State’s congressional delegation approve the removal, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Statuary Hall Collection Policy Act . 2. Prohibiting removal of statues provided by States for display in National Statuary Hall without approval of congressional delegation of State Section 311(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 2132(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the request has been approved by not fewer than 2/3 of the Members of the House of Representatives and Senators who represent the State. .