[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3602 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3602

  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
Harriet Tubman and to place the statue in National Statuary Hall in the 
                         United States Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2019

  Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
Tonko, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. 
 Ruppersberger, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, and 
   Ms. Clarke of New York) 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 
Harriet Tubman and to place the statue in National Statuary Hall 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 ``Honoring Harriet Tubman Act''.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF HARRIET TUBMAN IN NATIONAL STATUARY 
              HALL.

    (a) Obtaining Statue.--Not later than 2 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 Harriet Tubman, under such 
terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate 
consistent with applicable law.
    (b) Placement.--The Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained 
under subsection (a) in the United States Capitol in a suitable 
permanent location in National Statuary Hall.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
    (b) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Any amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization under this section shall remain available 
until expended.
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