H.R. 3005To 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.

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Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer [D-MD-05]
Cosponsors: 18 · 18 Democrats
Policy area: Congress
Committees: Committee on House Administration, Rules and Administration Committee
Latest action: May 24, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

IntroducedMay 7, 2021
Passed the HouseJun 29, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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 to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall with which to replace it.

The Joint Committee on the Library must remove all Confederate statutes and busts, as well as the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke, from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. Furthermore, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store each removed statue.

Additionally, the bill

prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or in 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 Joint Committee on the Library to arrange for their removal;
requires each statue to be returned to the providing state 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3005 as passed House on Jun 29, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 196

House Jun 29, 2021

On Passage

Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to replace certain statues in the United States Capitol

Passed

285 Yea 120 Nay 26 not voting

Crossed both parties 67 of 405 voting members broke with their own party: 67 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic220 members

Republican211 members

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Cosponsors18 · 18 Democrats

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Who lobbied on H.R. 30051 organization

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