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.

Bill: 116-hr-7573
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Arkansas
Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Judges
Kentucky
Members of Congress
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
North Carolina
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
Smithsonian Institution
South Carolina
State and local government operations
Supreme Court
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and a bust from display in the Capitol. 
 
The bill directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) 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 to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. 
 
The AOC must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. Furthermore, the AOC must store each statue until it and the state that provided the statue arrange for its return to the state.
 
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 arrange for their transfer and deliverance from the Capitol to the Smithsonian Institution, subject to the approval of the joint committee; 
 
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.


action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 
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.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 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)
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: 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)
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House