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Equality in the Halls of Congress Act
To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Summary
This bill permits the U.S. territories and commonwealths to provide statues for the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol. The five entities eligible to participate are American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The statues provided by these territories and commonwealths must follow the same specifications as statues provided by the states. The bill amends existing law to define "State" to include these territories and commonwealths for purposes of the statuary hall collection. The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to acquire and display the statues.
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- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Moylan (for himself, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Equality in the Halls of Congress Act”.
SEC. 2. STATUES FROM TERRITORIES AND COMMONWEALTHS IN THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION.
(a) Placement of Statues.—Each of the following may provide and furnish statues for the National Statuary Hall Collection, in accordance with the specifications applicable to the statues provided and furnished by the States under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) and other applicable law:
(1) American Samoa.
(2) Guam.
(3) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(4) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(5) The United States Virgin Islands.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(f) In this section, the term ‘State’ includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.”.
(c) Authority of the Architect of the Capitol.—The Architect of the Capitol shall take such measures necessary to acquire the statues described in this section and to carry out this Act and the amendment made by this Act, including such measures taken on behalf of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. <all>
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