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H.R. 5562: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

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H.R. 5562: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-08 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Plain summary

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Foundation of Hellenes under which the Foundation shall provide a statue of Constantino Brumidi to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center. Authorizes the Committee to delegate such requirement to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).

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Official text

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · 36 cosponsors

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Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5562 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109