Senator Hiram Revels and Fannie Lou Hamer; request joint committee on Library of Congress to approve replacement of current statues with statues of.
This bill requests the Library of Congress Joint Committee to approve replacing Mississippi's current Capitol statues of Jefferson Davis (Confederate president) and James Zachariah George (Confederate colonel and state senator) with statues honoring civil rights leaders Fannie Lou Hamer (voting rights activist) and Hiram Revels (first Black U.S. senator). It directly affects Mississippi's representation in the National Statuary Hall Collection, which currently features these two Confederate figures. The resolution cites Mississippi's desire to honor modern civil rights icons instead of historical figures tied to the Confederacy. The bill seeks to update the Capitol's display to reflect contemporary values while maintaining the state's contribution to the collection.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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Robert Johnson
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