House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-427
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the rotunda of the Capitol.
Became law on Dec 20, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 13, 2005
- Committee actionDec 19, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2005 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 20, 2006
Latest action: Dec 20, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-427.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
232 cosponsors — 55 Republicans, 176 Democrats, 1 independent
55 of 232 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Dave Camp (R-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 202 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
- H.Res. 272 (109th) India-Pakistan Peace Resolution
- H.R. 937 (109th) To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda…
- H.Con.Res. 385 (109th) Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside…
- H.Con.Res. 489 (109th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and…
- H.Res. 970 (109th) Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other…
- H.Con.Res. 490 (109th) Supporting the observance of World Stroke Awareness Day, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.