To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 117-hr-2198
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-26
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Congressional tributes

Government buildings, facilities, and property

House of Representatives

Members of Congress

New York City

U.S. Capitol

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.</p> <p> The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2021 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Ms. Norton , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Payne , Mr. Carson , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Bass , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. McEachin , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Evans , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mrs. McBath , Mrs. Demings , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Strickland , and Ms. Bush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

1. Placement of statue of Shirley Chisholm in United States Capitol (a) Obtaining Statue Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and related contracts required under this subsection on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require. (b) Placement The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a public permanent location in the United States Capitol. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.