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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3251
To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues
for placement in National Statuary Hall.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2023
Mr. MOYLAN (for himself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms.
MACE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. HUNT, Mr.
LANGWORTHY, Mr. MILLS, and Mr. STRONG) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To permit the territories of the United States to provide
and furnish statues for placement in National Statuary Hall.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘Equality in the Halls of Congress Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF STATUES FROM TERRITORIES IN
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NATIONAL STATUARY HALL.
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(a) PLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 1814 of the
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Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131)
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
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tence: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ in-
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cludes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
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Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto
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Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO RE-
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PLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 311 of the Legislative
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Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132) is
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ in-
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cludes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
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Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto
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Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’.
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