# 114-hr-5691: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.

114-hr-5691, To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5691
- Congress: 114
- Title: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2016-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Eli Wiesel. The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts. The Joint Committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.

## Cosponsors (37)

- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5691 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5691)

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