H.R. 4145: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-10-26 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-116.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-10-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 18, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Architect of the Capitol to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the Capitol in a suitable permanent location in National Statuary Hall. Prohibits a statue of any individual from being placed in National Statuary Hall until after the expiration of the 10-year period which begins on the date of the individual's death. Exempts a statue: (1) obtained and placed in National Statuary Hall under this Act; or (2) provided and furnished by a state under the Revised Statutes of the United States or its replacement provided under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001. Authorizes appropriations.

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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · 220 cosponsors

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Mike Rogers (R-AL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Al Green (D-TX), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 160 more.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4145.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4145 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109