§2132 Replacement of Statue in Statuary Hall

Summary

Allows a State to ask the Joint Committee on the Library for permission to replace a statue it put in Statuary Hall. The State’s legislature must pass a resolution and the Governor must approve the request. The statue to be replaced must have been on display at least 10 years, unless the Joint Committee waives that rule for a good reason. If the Joint Committee agrees, the Architect of the Capitol will make a written deal with the State to carry out the swap. The new statue must follow the same rules as other State statues, and the State must pay all replacement costs (design, construction, transport, removal, and any unveiling). A State may not have more than two statues on display. If a statue is removed, ownership normally goes back to the State with the Committee’s approval, and it cannot be returned to the Capitol unless Congress authorizes it. The Architect may move statues within the Capitol with the Joint Committee’s OK and advice from the Commission of Fine Arts, including handling statues received before or on December 21, 2000, and those received after that date.