To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

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HR 5679

Introduced

Oct 16, 2002

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Arts, Culture, Religion Black women Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Government Operations and Politics Minorities Monuments and memorials Sculpture Slavery Voting rights Women Women's rights

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Requires the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol (known as the Portrait Monument) to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

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Oct 16, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 16, 2002

Introduced in House

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