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: 118-hr-1073
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-17
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-17
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 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1073 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2023 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Ms. Malliotakis , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Meng , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Tlaib , Mrs. McBath , Ms. Brown , Ms. Chu , Ms. Pressley , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Norton , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. Adams , Ms. Williams of Georgia , and Mr. Thanedar ) 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.