[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1959 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1959

To direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks 
   and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National 
                             Statuary Hall.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2005

    Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
  Kennedy, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks 
   and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National 
                             Statuary Hall.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF ROSA PARKS IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL.

    (a) Obtaining Statue.--The Architect of the Capitol shall enter 
into an agreement to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks, under such terms 
and conditions as the Architect considers appropriate and consistent 
with applicable law.
    (b) Placement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Architect shall place the statue obtained under 
subsection (a) in the United States Capitol in a suitable permanent 
location in National Statuary Hall.

SEC. 2. 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.
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