,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,moylan 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,hernndez1 ,ms4         
,king-,hinds1 and ,mrs4 ,radewagen7     
introduced the following bill2 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
 ,collection4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,equality in   
the ,halls of ,congress ,act4  #b4      
,statues from territories and           
commonwealths in the ,national ,statuary
 ,hall ,collection  7a7 ,placement of   
statues ,each of the following may      
provide and furnish statues for the     
,national ,statuary ,hall ,collection1  
in accordance with the specifications   
applicable to the statues provided and  
furnished by the ,states under section  
#ahad of the ,revised ,statutes of the  

,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #baca7 and
 other applicable law3 7#a7 ,american   
,samoa4  7#b7 ,guam4  7#c7 ,the         
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands4  7#d7 ,the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico4  7#e7 ,the ,united       
,states ,virgin ,islands4  7b7          
,conforming amendment ,section #caa of  
the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations
 ,act1 #bjja 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #bacb7 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7f7 ,in this 
section1 the term ,state includes       
,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto  
,rico1 and the ,united ,states ,virgin  
,islands4  4  7c7 ,authority of the     
,architect of the ,capitol ,the         
,architect of the ,capitol shall take   
such measures necessary to acquire the  
statues described in this section and to
 carry out this ,act and the amendment  
made by this ,act1 including such       
measures taken on behalf of the ,joint  

,committee of ,congress on the ,library4