HR 2230 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.

Introduced Apr 28, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Steve Cohen D-TN

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Latest action · Apr 28, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue or bust of Eli Wiesel.

The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and related contracts.

The Joint Committee shall place the statue or bust in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.

Cosponsors 89

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2017 to Jun 19, 2018; 53 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-VABarbara ComstockOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-ILBill FosterOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalApr 28, 2017
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-CODoug LambornOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NYJohn J. FasoOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-PAPatrick MeehanOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-CAPaul CookOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 28, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-PARyan A. CostelloOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-NJThomas MacArthurOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 28, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 28, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMay 16, 2017
D-CATed LieuMay 16, 2017
R-INTodd RokitaMay 17, 2017
D-CABrad ShermanMay 19, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerMay 19, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonMay 19, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenMay 19, 2017
D-COJared PolisMay 19, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 19, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMay 19, 2017
D-NJJosh GottheimerMay 19, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelMay 19, 2017
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMay 19, 2017
R-NCRobert PittengerMay 19, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 6, 2017
R-GAJody B. HiceJun 6, 2017
R-ILRodney DavisJun 6, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinJun 6, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 23, 2017
D-FLCharlie CristJun 23, 2017
R-CADarrell IssaJun 23, 2017
R-INLuke MesserSep 1, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseySep 1, 2017
R-MNErik PaulsenOct 11, 2017
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOct 11, 2017
R-NYClaudia TenneyOct 23, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 23, 2017
R-NEDon BaconOct 23, 2017
R-WVEvan H. JenkinsOct 23, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOct 23, 2017
R-NCMark MeadowsOct 23, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOct 23, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOct 23, 2017
R-OKTom ColeOct 23, 2017
R-COScott R. TiptonFeb 6, 2018
R-INJim BanksJun 19, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Apr 28, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Apr 28, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E565)
  3. Apr 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E565Steve Cohen D-TNApr 28, 2017

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 73, April 28, 2017, page H2972.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2017Introduced in House

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