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H.R. 7915119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 12, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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Congress would place a permanent statue of civil rights leader Clarence Mitchell, Jr. in the U.S. Capitol.
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This bill directs a congressional committee to obtain a statue of Clarence Mitchell, Jr. and install it permanently in the U.S. Capitol. The committee would have two years to arrange the acquisition.
The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library is responsible for carrying out the acquisition and installation. Capitol and congressional administrative officials would handle the process, and the statue would be visible to anyone who visits the Capitol.
Clarence Mitchell, Jr. was a Baltimore-born civil rights leader who led the NAACP's Washington office for nearly three decades. He played a major role in passing landmark civil rights laws in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.