[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 7 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 7

    Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue 
  commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 for placement in the 
   United States Capitol, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the 
    Capitol for a ceremony for the presentation of the statue, and 
    directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the statue in a 
              suitable permanent location in the Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

   Mr. Ross (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Harris) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue 
  commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 for placement in the 
   United States Capitol, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the 
    Capitol for a ceremony for the presentation of the statue, and 
    directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the statue in a 
              suitable permanent location in the Capitol.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE COMMEMORATING HUNGARIAN 
              REVOLUTION OF 1956.

    (a) Acceptance.--The Joint Committee on the Library shall accept 
for placement in the United States Capitol the ``Lads of Pest'' statue 
provided by Hungary to commemorate the heroes of the Hungarian 
Revolution of 1956 on the occasion of the Revolution's 60th 
anniversary.
    (b) Presentation Ceremony.--On such date following the acceptance 
of the statue under subsection (a) as the Joint Committee on the 
Library determines to be appropriate, the Joint Committee is authorized 
to use the rotunda of the Capitol for a presentation ceremony for the 
statue. The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board shall 
take such action as may be necessary with respect to physical 
preparations and security for the ceremony.
    (c) Placement.--
            (1) Initial placement in rotunda.--During a period not to 
        exceed one year beginning on the date of the presentation 
        ceremony under subsection (b), the Architect of the Capitol 
        shall place the statue accepted under this section in the 
        rotunda of the Capitol.
            (2) Permanent placement.--After the expiration of the 
        period described in paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol 
        shall provide for the placement of the statue in a suitable 
        permanent location in the United States Capitol.
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