Share America’s Diverse History in the Capitol Act

Bill: 116-hr-7622
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-16
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. Capitol

U.S. history
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>Share America's Diverse History in the Capitol Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands from two to three the number of statues that each state may provide for display in National Statuary Hall, and it expresses the sense of Congress that each state should furnish a statute depicting a woman or member of a racial or ethnic minority group who is a notable figure in the state's history.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2020 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit each State to have 3 statues on display in the United States Capitol.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Share America’s Diverse History in the Capitol Act . 2. Permitting States to have 3 statues on display in Capitol (a) In general Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended by striking “not exceeding two in number” and inserting “not exceeding 3 in number”. (b) Conforming amendment regarding procedures for replacement of statues Section 311(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 2132(c) ), is amended by striking “not more than two statues” and inserting “not more than 3 statues”. 3. Sense of Congress regarding opportunity for placement of statues of women and minorities It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the fact that statues of women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in the United States Capitol, each State should use the opportunity provided by this Act to have an additional statue on display in the Capitol to furnish a statue depicting a woman or a member of a racial or ethnic minority group who is a notable figure in the State’s history.