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US S3863
US S3863A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol 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 for other purposes.
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Introduced
06/02/2020
06/02/2020
In Committee
06/02/2020
06/02/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To direct the Architect of the Capitol 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 for other purposes. 1
AI Summary
This bill directs the Architect of the Capitol to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall, to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. Taney, as Chief Justice, wrote the infamous Dred Scott decision that denied citizenship to African Americans and affirmed the legality of slavery. The bill recognizes this decision as one of the most notorious wrongs to have occurred in the Capitol, and the replacement of Taney's bust with Marshall's, a pioneering civil rights lawyer and the first African American Supreme Court Justice, is intended to express Congress' recognition of this historic wrong.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (on 06/02/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3863/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3863/BILLS-116s3863is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3863/BILLS-116s3863is.pdf.pdf |
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