US HB2791 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on June 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-10 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-10 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Permits statues honoring deceased citizens of U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) to be placed in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Limits such statues to one per jurisdiction.
Title
To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are placed in Statuary Hall.
Sponsors
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] | Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] | Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] |
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA] | Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-06-10 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5711 (Related) 2010-07-30 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 230.
Subjects
American Samoa
Art, artists, authorship
Congress
Guam
Monuments and memorials
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. Capitol
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Art, artists, authorship
Congress
Guam
Monuments and memorials
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. Capitol
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2791/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2791/BILLS-111hr2791ih.pdf |