National Statuary Hall Collection Progress Assurance Act

Bill: 117-hr-4754
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-07-28
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Statuary Hall Collection Progress Assurance Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a timeline for the Joint Committee on the Library to approve or disapprove requests for replacing statutes (or any related actions that are subject to Joint Committee approval) in the National Statutory Hall of the U.S. Capitol. The Joint Committee oversees operations of the Library of Congress, as well as management of the National Statuary Hall, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and works of fine art in the Capitol.</p> <p> Generally, the bill requires the Joint Committee to approve or disapprove a request to replace a statue not later than 30 days after the Architect of the Capitol forwards the request to the Joint Committee. If the Architect forwards the request before the Joint Committee's first organizational meeting of a Congress, the Joint Committee must approve or disapprove the request not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards the request to the Joint Committee or the date of the meeting, whichever is later.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4754 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2021 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. McHenry , Mr. Budd , Mr. Steil , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , and Mr. Loudermilk ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To establish a 30-day deadline for the Joint Committee on the Library to approve or disapprove requests and other actions relating to the procedures for the replacement of statues donated by States for display in National Statuary Hall.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Statuary Hall Collection Progress Assurance Act . 2. Deadline for Joint Committee on the Library to approve or disapprove requests and other actions relating to procedures for replacement of statues donated by States for display in National Statuary Hall (a) Deadline 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) The Joint Committee on the Library shall approve or disapprove a request for the replacement of a statue under this section which is forwarded to the Joint Committee by the Architect of the Capitol, and shall approve or disapprove any other action relating to the replacement of a statue under this section which is subject to the approval of the Joint Committee and which is forwarded to the Joint Committee by the Architect of the Capitol— (1) not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards the request or other information to the Joint Committee; or (2) if the Architect forwards the request or other information during a Congress before the date of the first organizational meeting of the Joint Committee for the Congress, not later than 30 days after the Architect forwards the request or other information to the Joint Committee or the date of the meeting, whichever is later. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests which are forwarded to the Joint Committee on the Library by the Architect of the Capitol on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.