Congress will put up a statue of Roberto Clemente in the Capitol.
H.R. 10121 — To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico. · Filed by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells Congress to get a statue of Roberto Clemente. Congress must put it in the Capitol or on the grounds. Congress has two years to do this. Congress can spend up to $500,000 from the Capitol Preservation Fund. When Congress picks the artist, it must think about artists from Puerto Rico. It must also think about artists from groups that do not get picked much.
Who it affects
The bill honors Roberto Clemente, a sports star and helper from Puerto Rico. It affects artists from Puerto Rico. It affects artists from groups that do not get picked much.
One thing to notice
Congress must think about artists from Puerto Rico when it picks who makes the statue. Congress must also think about artists from groups that do not get picked much.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Capitol Preservation Fund — Money set aside to fix and improve the Capitol building and its grounds.
- helper — A person who works to help people who are poor or sick or in trouble.
- groups that do not get picked much — People from races, genders, or backgrounds that are not chosen as often as others.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,980 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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