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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8402 

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth 

Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol 

in National Statuary Hall. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. 

FRANKEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ALLRED, 

Mrs. AXNE, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BROWN

of Maryland, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of 

Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COX

of California, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. DANNY

K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 

DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 

EVANS, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. HECK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 

KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CAROLYN

B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 

Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. REED, Miss RICE of New 

York, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SAN

NICOLAS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. DAVID

SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES

of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILD, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) 


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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

House Administration 

A BILL 

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain 

a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue 

in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF RUTH BADER GINS4 BURG IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 

5 (a) OBTAINING STATUE.—Not later than 2 years 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Com7 mittee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to 

8 obtain a statue or bust of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, under 

9 such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee con10 siders appropriate consistent with applicable law. 

11 (b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee shall place 

12 the statue or bust obtained under subsection (a) in the 

13 United States Capitol in a suitable permanent location in 

14 National Statuary Hall. 

15 (c) WAIVER OF WAITING PERIOD.—Section 2(a) of 

16 Public Law 109–116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a(a)) does not apply 

17 with respect to the statue or bust obtained and placed 

18 under subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and any 

4 amounts so appropriated shall remain available until ex5 pended. 

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