H.R. 7073

Summary

H.R. 7073, the Equality in the Halls of Congress Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. James Moylan (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 7073 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7073 IH: Equality in the Halls of Congress Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7073  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 14, 2026   Mr. Moylan  (for himself,  Ms. Plaskett ,  Mr. Hernández ,  Ms. King-Hinds , and  Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; 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 Collection.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Equality in the Halls of Congress Act  .
2.
Statues from territories and commonwealths in the National Statuary Hall Collection
(a)
Placement of statues
Each of the following may provide and furnish statues for the National Statuary Hall Collection, in accordance with the specifications applicable to the statues provided and furnished by the States under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 2131 ) and other applicable law:
(1)
American Samoa.
(2)
Guam.
(3)
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(4)
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(5)
The United States Virgin Islands.
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 2132 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
In this section, the term  State  includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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(c)
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 Act, including such measures taken on behalf of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.

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To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection.

Sponsors

Rep. James Moylan (R) sponsors H.R. 7073, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

James Moylan

Rep. · R–GU · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Rep. · R–MP-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Stacey Plaskett

Rep. · D–VI-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Amata Radewagen

Rep. · R–AS-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Pablo Jose Hernandez

Rep. · D–PR-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Terri Sewell

D–AL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7073 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

Committee on House Administration

Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7073 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7073 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7073 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To permit the territories and commonwealths of the United States to provide and furnish statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection. — Official Title as Introduced
• Equality in the Halls of Congress Act — Display Title
• Equality in the Halls of Congress Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7073 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Homeland Security, Natural Resources.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7073 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7073’s is Congress.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7073, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOYIAN:H.R. 7073.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 1 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H894]

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