[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4216 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4216

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2021

 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Loudermilk, 
Mr. Grothman, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
Fitzgerald, Mr. Gallagher, and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF BUST OF ROGER BROOKE TANEY WITH BUST OF 
              CLARENCE THOMAS.

    (a) Removal of Bust of Roger Brooke Taney.--Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the 
Library shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme 
Court Chamber of the United States Capitol.
    (b) Replacement With Bust of Clarence Thomas.--
            (1) Obtaining bust.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the 
        Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of 
        Clarence Thomas, under such terms and conditions as the Joint 
        Committee considers appropriate, consistent with applicable 
        law.
            (2) Placement.--The Joint Committee on the Library shall 
        place the bust obtained under paragraph (1) in the location in 
        the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol 
        where the bust of Roger Brooke Taney was located prior to 
        removal by the Architect of the Capitol under subsection (a).
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