CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Yvette Clarke (D-NY)

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

H.R. 8098 · House bill Congress

A Democratic bill with 36 Democratic cosponsors · See all 36 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill directs the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm. The committee must enter into an agreement to get the statue within two years of the bill's enactment. It also allows the Architect of the Capitol to handle the agreement and related contracts on behalf of the committee. Once obtained, the statue will be placed in a public permanent location inside the United States Capitol. Finally, the bill authorizes the appropriation of whatever sums are necessary to carry out these actions.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The bill provides public recognition of Shirley Chisholm's historical contributions to the African American community.

  • Scored +5

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill commemorates Shirley Chisholm, a pioneering female legislator.

  • Scored +5

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The bill honors the legacy of Shirley Chisholm, a prominent Black political figure, through a permanent statue in the U.S. Capitol.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.