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title: HR 1390. State Government; action to protect statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the Juliette Gordon Low Building; urge
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date: 2026-02-19
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bill_number: HR 1390
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-02-17
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
  - Carl Gilliard
  - Ron Stephens
  - Mary Oliver
  - Lydia Glaize
  - Debbie Buckner
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topic_tags:
  - Girl Scouts history
  - Savannah landmarks
  - historic preservation
  - Juliette Gordon Low
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# HR 1390. State Government; action to protect statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the Juliette Gordon Low Building; urge

## Text

House Resolution 1390
By: Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Oliver of the 84th, Glaize of
the 67th, and Buckner of the 137th
A RESOLUTION
Urging action to protect the statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the Juliette Gordon Low
Building; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, located in Savannah, Georgia, and completed in 1986, the Juliette Gordon Low
Federal Building/Complex was one of the very first federal facilities in the nation to be
named for a woman; and
WHEREAS, the facility is named after Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts of
the USA; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA has grown to become the largest and
most successful organization for girls in the world; and
WHEREAS, over the past 114 years, approximately 60 million American women have been
Girl Scouts; and
WHEREAS, today, 1 in 3 adult women in the United States are Girl Scout alums; and
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global Girl Scouting and Guiding
movement, called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGS) spanning
approximately 150 countries, empowering young people and promoting peace around the
world; and
WHEREAS, the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex honors the contributions
of Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts; and
WHEREAS, the building contains a small statue of Juliette Gordon Low; and
WHEREAS, preservation of the statue within the green space created from the demolition
of the the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex, or its donation to the City of
Savannah, would serve to honor, preserve, and commemorate the distinguished history of the
Girl Scouts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body urge action to protect the statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the
Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
public and the press.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution urges action to protect and preserve the statue of Juliette Gordon Low located inside the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building in Savannah.

### Plain-language summary

This House resolution addresses the fate of a statue honoring Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, currently housed inside the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex in Savannah. The resolution notes the building's history as one of the first federal facilities named for a woman and highlights the scale and legacy of the Girl Scouts organization she founded.

The resolution states that if the federal building is demolished, preserving the statue within any resulting green space, or donating it to the City of Savannah, would help honor and commemorate the history of the Girl Scouts. The House formally resolves to urge action protecting the statue, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. The resolution does not create any legal requirement or funding mechanism; it expresses the House's position.

### What it does

- Formally urges unspecified parties to take action to protect the statue of Juliette Gordon Low located within the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex in Savannah.
- States a preference that the statue be preserved in green space created if the building is demolished, or donated to the City of Savannah.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
- Does not impose any binding legal requirement, funding, or enforcement mechanism; it is a statement of the House's position.

### Who it affects

The resolution concerns the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex in Savannah, the statue housed there, the Girl Scouts of the USA organization, and potentially the City of Savannah if the statue were donated to it. It does not directly regulate any private individuals or businesses.

### Why it matters

If federal officials or others act on this nonbinding statement, the statue honoring Juliette Gordon Low could be preserved or relocated to the City of Savannah rather than lost if the federal building is demolished, affecting how this piece of Girl Scouts history is remembered locally.

### Key provisions

- The resolution recites the history of the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex and the Girl Scouts of the USA as background (whereas clauses).
- The operative resolving clause urges action to protect the statue within the building.
- A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-02-17)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-19)
- Sponsors: Carl Gilliard, Ron Stephens, Mary Oliver, Lydia Glaize, Debbie Buckner
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73298

> The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1390.md?full=1