# 117-s-3294: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

117-s-3294, A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-3294
- Congress: 117
- Title: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-12-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Creates and installs permanent statues of Associate Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S. Capitol to honor their service.** The Joint Committee on the Library must consult the House and Senate administration committees, obtain and contract artists — including applicants from underrepresented backgrounds — and direct the Architect of the Capitol to place the statues in prominent Capitol locations, with priority given near the Old Supreme Court Chamber. *Allows use of up to $500,000 from the Capitol Preservation Fund for each statue to pay creation and installation costs.*

## Cosponsors (20)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 349 | 63 |

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## Sources
- [117-s-3294 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3294)

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