2 U.S.C. § 2132: Replacement of statue in Statuary Hall

Any State may request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a statue the State has provided for display in Statuary Hall in the Capitol of the United States under section 2131 of this title . the request has been approved by a resolution adopted by the legislature of the State and the request has been approved by the Governor of the State, and the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the Capitol of the United States for at least 10 years as of the time the request is made, except that the Joint Committee may waive this requirement for cause at the request of a State. the new statue shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as apply to any statue provided by a State under section 2131 of this title , and the State shall pay any costs related to the replacement, including costs in connection with the design, construction, transportation, and placement of the new statue, the removal and transportation of the statue being replaced, and any unveiling ceremony. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit a State to have more than two statues on display in the Capitol of the United States. Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, ownership of any statue replaced under this section shall be transferred to the State. If any statue is removed from the Capitol of the United States as part of a transfer of ownership under paragraph (1), then it may not be returned to the Capitol for display unless such display is specifically authorized by Federal law. The Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library and with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized and directed to relocate within the United States Capitol any of the statues received from the States under section 2131 of this title prior to December 21, 2000 , and to provide for the reception, location, and relocation of the statues received on and after December 21, 2000 , from the States under such section.