Bill116th CongressFiled Mar 9, 2020Congress
H.R. 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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 9, 2020)
This bill requires the Architect of the Capitol to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the U.S. Capitol to replace it with a bust of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall that must be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. Chief Justice Taney authored the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision that declared African Americans were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal courts.
What just happenedMar 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5](D-MD)Sponsor
14 cosponsors14 D
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- Introduced in HouseMar 9, 2020
- Mar 9, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Introduced in House