National Statuary Hall Collection: Background and Legislative Options

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Dec 22, 2025

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Dec 23, 2025, 1:52 pm UTC

Authors: Jacob R. Straus, Jennifer E. Manning, R. Eric Petersen

Source topics: Commemorations, Congressional Operations, Representation, Casework & Constituent Services

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Related federal bills

• HR 3368To provide that each State may furnish one additional statue for placement in National Statuary Hall in the Capitol, and for other purposes.
  103th Congress
• HR 1289Share America's Diverse History in the Capitol Act
  112th Congress
• S 3678A bill to provide authority for the District of Columbia to place two statues in Statuary Hall of the Capitol.
  93th Congress
• HR 1026To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall.
  118th Congress
• HR 3251Equality in the Halls of Congress Act
  118th Congress
• HR 3005To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 8237Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 1248To remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol.
  118th Congress
• S 573A bill to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol.
  118th Congress
• S 566A bill to provide authority for the District of Columbia to place two statues in Statuary Hall of the Capitol.
  94th Congress
• SCONRES 16A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.
  113th Congress