[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1596 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1596

  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
      Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2019

Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Watson 
 Coleman, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Veasey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Richmond, 
  Mr. Hastings, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
 Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
Evans, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
  Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. McBath, and Mrs. Demings) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
      Shirley Chisholm for placement 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. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN UNITED STATES 
              CAPITOL.

    (a) Obtaining Statue.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee 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 on the Library shall place the 
statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable 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.
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