Equality in the Halls of Congress Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7073 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7073 To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 Archit