H.R. 5493: To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
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H.R. 5493: To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-09 · Congress · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
Plain summary
Authorizes the President to invite the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to each provide and furnish a statue, in marble or bronze, of a deceased person who has been a citizen of such jurisdiction, and illustrious for his or her historic renown or for distinguished civic or military services, such as it may deem to be worthy of this national commemoration. Requires the statues to be placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Prohibits a statue of any individual from being placed in Statuary Hall until 10 years after the individual's death. Prescribes requirements and administrative procedures for replacement of such statues.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories and possessions of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5493, A bill to provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol (2010-07-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5493, A bill to provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol (2010-07-20)
Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5493.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5493 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111