US HR4216

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.

Introduced
06/29/2021

In Committee
06/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney, a former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, with a bust of Clarence Thomas, the current longest-serving Justice on the Supreme Court. The bill requires the removal of Taney's bust from the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the U.S. Capitol within 45 days of the bill's enactment, and the placement of Thomas' bust in the same location within 2 years. This change is intended to replace a symbol associated with the Dred Scott decision, which upheld slavery, with one representing the service of the second African American Justice to serve on the Supreme Court.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (14)

Bryan Steil (R)*, Kelly Armstrong (R), Rodney Davis (R), Byron Donalds (R), Scott Fitzgerald (R), Mike Gallagher (R), Glenn Grothman (R), Dusty Johnson (R), Barry Loudermilk (R), Elise Stefanik (R), Claudia Tenney (R), Tom Tiffany (R), Ann Wagner (R), Joe Wilson (R),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 06/29/2021)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4216/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4216/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4216/BILLS-117hr4216ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4216/BILLS-117hr4216ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR3005	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	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related
S2366	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.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related

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