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To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States, which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States, which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

Introduced Nov 25, 2025

Latest action (Nov 26, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

Summary
  • Directs the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia.
  • Directs the Librarian of Congress to install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting state seals that overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Eleanor Holmes Norton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. $16,550
  • TGV ROCKETS $4,000
  • THE DONOHUE COMPANIES INC. $3,500
  • HILTON CORPORATION $3,300
  • RAM CUSTOM SERVICES $3,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Eleanor Holmes Norton → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)
  1. Nov 26, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
  2. Nov 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  3. Nov 25, 2025 Introduced in House
  4. Nov 25, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1121-1122)

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  • S 44 — A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol. · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 53%
  • HRES 137 — Resolution designating the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319 in the United States Capitol) as the 'Frederick Douglass Press Gallery’ · Passed House Jun 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 49%
  • HCONRES 18 — Establishing deadlines for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to approve or deny the statue of the Reverend William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr., for placement in the National Statuary Hall. · Introduced Sep 12, 2023 · Cong. 118 49%
  • HRES 190 — Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing. · Passed House Mar 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 48%
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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 25, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 25, 2025

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States, which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUDING STAINED GLASS PANEL DEPICTING SEAL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING.

The Librarian of Congress shall obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the panels depicting the seals of States, which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. <all>

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