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The bill extends symbolic, formal representation in the National Statuary Hall to U.S. territories and ensures implementation by the Architect of the Capitol, at the cost of modest taxpayer expense and small additional administrative work for federal staff.
Residents of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands gain formal symbolic representation in the National Statuary Hall Collection because their jurisdictions can place statues there.
The Architect of the Capitol is directed to acquire, transport, install, and maintain contributed statues, providing a clear implementation path so territories’ contributions can be placed without further legislation.
All U.S. taxpayers may face modest additional costs for acquisition, transport, installation, and long‑term maintenance of new statues.
Federal staff (Architect of the Capitol and Joint Committee on the Library) will incur additional administrative workload and minor logistical burdens to manage expanded contributors to the collection.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to provide statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection under the same rules as States.
Official title: To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Introduced January 14, 2026 by James Moylan · Last progress January 14, 2026
Allows the five U.S. territories and commonwealths (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) to provide statues for the National Statuary Hall Collection on the same terms that apply to States. It adds those jurisdictions to the legal definition used for contributing statues and directs the Architect of the Capitol to acquire and implement those statues in accordance with existing rules.