Honoring Harriet Tubman Act

H.R. 3602 · 116th Congress · Jun 28, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman and to place the statue in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Honoring Harriet Tubman Act”.

2. Placement of statue of Harriet Tubman in National Statuary Hall

(a)

Obtaining statue— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law.

(b)

Placement— The Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in the United States Capitol in a suitable permanent location in National Statuary Hall.

3. Authorization of appropriations

(a)

Authorization— There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

(b)

Continuing availability of funds— Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this section shall remain available until expended.

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Jun 28, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Tonko, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

Honoring Harriet Tubman Act

1. Short title

2. Placement of statue of Harriet Tubman in National Statuary Hall

3. Authorization of appropriations

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