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HR 3005 - 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. - National Key Vote

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Title: 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.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the removal and replacement of all Confederate statues and busts in the United States Capitol.

Highlights:

 

  • Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall to replace it (Sec. 1).

  • Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to remove all Confederate statues and busts as well as the statues of Charles Brantley Ayock, John Caldwell, and James Paul Clarke from the areas of the Capitol accessible to the public (Sec. 3).

  • Requires the Architect of the Capitol to store each removed statue and bust pending return to the state (Sec. 2).

  • Prohibits the display of statues of individuals who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or in the military forces or government of a state while it was a rebellion against the United States in the National Statuary Hall (Sec. 2).

  • Authorizes a state to replace its statue if it is removed (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Title: 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.

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