Equality in the Halls of Congress Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Jan 14, 2026
What it does
The Equality in the Halls of Congress Act would allow U.S. territories and commonwealths—American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—to contribute statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection, following the same rules that apply to states. The bill amends existing law to include these territories in the definition of "State" for the purpose of statue placement and directs the Architect of the Capitol to facilitate the acquisition and installation of such statues. This change aims to increase representation of territorial jurisdictions in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.