3.0.0 2366 2023-01-01T23:43:42Z 2023-01-01T23:43:42Z Senate S 2021-07-15 117 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-15T18:54:46Z To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Clarence Thomas to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. 117 4216 HR 2021-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes. 117 3005 HR 2022-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Confederate Monument Removal Act 117 1248 HR 2021-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Confederate Monument Removal Act 117 366 S 2021-02-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes. 117 5229 S 2022-12-27 Became Public Law No: 117-326. Related bill CRS 2021-07-15 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2021-07-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-07-15 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-07-15 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-07-15 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-07-15 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2022-03-30 False Congress Arkansas Art, artists, authorship Conflicts and wars Government buildings, facilities, and property Judges Kentucky Members of Congress Military history Monuments and memorials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Racial and ethnic relations Senate Smithsonian Institution South Carolina State and local government operations Supreme Court U.S. Capitol U.S. history Congress 00 2021-07-15 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-19T16:23:58Z This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol.

The bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall.

The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store the statues and bust until it arranges their return to the states that provided them.

Additionally, the bill

  • prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served as officers or voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or of the military forces or government of a state while it was in rebellion against the United States;
  • requires the AOC to identify such statues and arrange for their transfer and delivery from the Capitol to the Smithsonian Institution;
  • requires the Smithsonian to follow its preexisting policies and procedures regarding the storage and display of such transferred statues;
  • requires each statue to be returned to the providing state, including its ownership, if the state requests and agrees to pay any transportation-related costs; and
  • permits a state that has a statue removed to replace the statue.
]]> A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2366is/xml/BILLS-117s2366is.xml 2021-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.