A 4119 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Asks Joint Committee on Library of Congress to approve replacing NJ statues of Richard Stockton and Philip Kearny in National Statuary Hall Collection with statues of Harriet Tubman and Alice Paul.

This bill requests that the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress approve replacing New Jersey's current statues of Richard Stockton (a Revolutionary War figure) and Philip Kearny (a Civil War general) in the National Statuary Hall Collection with statues of Harriet Tubman (an abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader) and Alice Paul (a women's suffrage activist). It establishes a temporary committee to manage the administrative process, including where the existing statues will be displayed after replacement. The bill highlights Tubman's work rescuing enslaved people and Paul's role in securing women's voting rights through the 19th Amendment. If approved, the request would update New Jersey's representation in the national collection to honor figures with significant civil rights contributions.
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Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Feb 19, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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