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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.

USA116th CongressHR-7573| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Steny H. Hoyer

Steny H. Hoyer

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (16)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 the committee to arrange for their transfer and deliverance 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.

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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 22, 2020
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that debate under claue 1(c) of rule XV on the motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 7573 be extended to one hour. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2020
Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)
Jul 22, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.
Jul 22, 2020
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 22, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)
Jul 22, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3658)
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Jul 22, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2020
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2020
Received in the Senate.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4382
Introduced in Senate
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.


  • July 22, 2020
    ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that debate under claue 1(c) of rule XV on the motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 7573 be extended to one hour. Agreed to without objection.


  • July 22, 2020
    Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • July 22, 2020
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)


  • July 22, 2020
    DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.


  • July 22, 2020
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • July 22, 2020
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)


  • July 22, 2020
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3658)
    View Vote


  • July 22, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 22, 2020
    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.


  • July 23, 2020
    Received in the Senate.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4382
    Introduced in Senate

Congress

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6131: 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.
  • HR 116-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act
  • S 116-4382: 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 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 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.
  • S 116-3863: 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.
ArkansasArt, artists, authorshipConflicts and warsJudgesKentuckyMembers of CongressMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNorth CarolinaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsSenateSmithsonian InstitutionSouth CarolinaState and local government operationsSupreme CourtU.S. CapitolU.S. history

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.

USA116th CongressHR-7573| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
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 the committee to arrange for their transfer and deliverance 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.

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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 22, 2020
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that debate under claue 1(c) of rule XV on the motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 7573 be extended to one hour. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2020
Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)
Jul 22, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.
Jul 22, 2020
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 22, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)
Jul 22, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3658)
View Vote
Jul 22, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2020
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2020
Received in the Senate.
Jul 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4382
Introduced in Senate
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.


  • July 22, 2020
    ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that debate under claue 1(c) of rule XV on the motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 7573 be extended to one hour. Agreed to without objection.


  • July 22, 2020
    Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • July 22, 2020
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)


  • July 22, 2020
    DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.


  • July 22, 2020
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • July 22, 2020
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)


  • July 22, 2020
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3658)
    View Vote


  • July 22, 2020
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 22, 2020
    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.


  • July 23, 2020
    Received in the Senate.


  • July 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4382
    Introduced in Senate
Steny H. Hoyer

Steny H. Hoyer

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (16)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

Congress

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6131: 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.
  • HR 116-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act
  • S 116-4382: 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 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 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.
  • S 116-3863: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArkansasArt, artists, authorshipConflicts and warsJudgesKentuckyMembers of CongressMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNorth CarolinaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsSenateSmithsonian InstitutionSouth CarolinaState and local government operationsSupreme CourtU.S. CapitolU.S. history