Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HC5: Senator Hiram Revels and Fannie Lou Hamer; request joint committee on Library of Congress to approve replacement of current statues with statues of.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FORMALLY REQUESTING THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STATUES OF JAMES ZACHARIAH GEORGE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS THAT ARE DISPLAYED IN STATUARY HALL IN THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL WITH A STATUE OF BOTH CIVIL RIGHTS ICONS, FANNIE LOU HAMER, AND SENATOR HIRAM RHODES REVELS, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution formally requesting the joint committee on the library of congress to approve the replacement of the statues of james zachariah george and jefferson davis that are displayed in statuary hall in the united states capitol with a statue of both civil rights icons, fannie lou hamer, and senator hiram rhodes revels, the first african american to serve as a united states senator.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FORMALLY REQUESTING THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STATUES OF JAMES ZACHARIAH GEORGE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS THAT ARE DISPLAYED IN STATUARY HALL IN THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL WITH A STATUE OF BOTH CIVIL RIGHTS ICONS, FANNIE LOU HAMER, AND SENATOR HIRAM RHODES REVELS, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR. WHEREAS, the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is comprised of 100 statues contributed by each of the 50 states to honor persons notable in each state's history; and WHEREAS, thirty-five statues are now displayed in the National Statuary Hall, while others have been placed in other parts of the Capitol, including the Crypt, the Hall of Columns and the Capitol Visitor Center; and WHEREAS, Mississippi has representational statues of Jefferson Davis and James Zachariah George displayed, which were crafted by Augustus Lukeman and dedicated in 1931; and WHEREAS, Jefferson Davis, who authored Rise and Fall of the Confederate States, served in the United States House of *HR43/R172* H. C. R. No. 5 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N1/2 26/HR43/R172 PAGE 1 (MCL\KP) Representatives and the United States Senate, was President of the Confederate States, and eventually made his home at Beauvoir, near Biloxi, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, James Zachariah George was a Confederate colonel …
Sponsors
- Johnson, Robert L. (D, 94) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64
- : Referred To Rules
Subjects: Senator Hiram Revels and Fannie Lou Hamer
Common questions
- What is HC5?
- HC5 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Senator Hiram Revels and Fannie Lou Hamer; request joint committee on Library of Congress to approve replacement of current statues with statues of.
- What does HC5 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution formally requesting the joint committee on the library of congress to approve the replacement of the statues of james zachariah george and jefferson davis that are displayed in statuary hall in the united states capitol with a statue of both civil rights icons, fannie lou hamer, and senator hiram rhodes revels, the first african american to serve as a united states senator.
- What is the status of HC5?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HC5?
- Johnson, Robert L. (D, 94).
- Where is the official record for HC5?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HC/HC0005.xml
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