To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall.

Bill: 117-hr-1422
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: American Samoa

Congressional tributes

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Guam

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

U.S. Capitol

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the President to invite each U.S. territory to provide and furnish no more than two statues for placement in National Statuary Hall. These statues may be of U.S. citizens or persons who, though not citizens of the United States, owe permanent allegiance to the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2021 Ms. Plaskett (for herself and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall.

1. Placement of statues of citizens of territories of the United States in Statuary Hall (a) In general Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of this section, the term State includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, and the term citizen includes a national of the United States, as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ). . (b) Conforming amendment relating to procedures for replacement of statues 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) For purposes of this section, the term State includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. .