Equality in the Halls of Congress Act

119 HR 7073 IH: Equality in the Halls of Congress Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7073 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2026 Mr. Moylan (for himself, Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Hernández , 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equality in the Halls of Congress Act . 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.