[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1289 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1289

To permit each State to have 3 statues on display in the United States 
                                Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2011

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit each State to have 3 statues on display in the United States 
                                Capitol.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Share America's Diverse History in 
the Capitol Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING STATES TO HAVE 3 STATUES ON DISPLAY IN CAPITOL.

    (a) In General.--Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by striking ``not exceeding two in 
number'' and inserting ``not exceeding 3 in number''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Regarding Procedures for Replacement of 
Statues.--Section 311(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132(c)), is amended by striking ``not more than two 
statues'' and inserting ``not more than 3 statues''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OPPORTUNITY FOR PLACEMENT OF 
              STATUES OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the fact that statues 
of women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are 
underrepresented in the United States Capitol, each State should use 
the opportunity provided by this Act to have an additional statue on 
display in the Capitol to furnish a statue depicting a woman or a 
member of a racial or ethnic minority group who is a notable figure in 
the State's history.
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