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A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress 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 for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Senator Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
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Summary
Removes the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from public display in the Old Supreme Court Chamber. It directs the Joint Committee on the Library and the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the Taney bust and plinth into the Senate Curator's custody and to obtain and permanently install a bust of Thurgood Marshall in a prominent Capitol location, with priority near the Old Supreme Court Chamber.
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- Visitors and public memory: The law calls Taney's Dred Scott opinion "infamous" and shifts the Capitol's displays toward honoring Thurgood Marshall.
- Senate Curator and Capitol staff: The Taney bust and its plinth must be removed within 45 days and held by the Senate Curator.
- Joint Committee on the Library and the Architect of the Capitol: They must arrange to obtain a Marshall bust within 2 years and permanently install it on the Capitol or Capitol Grounds consistent with 40 U.S.C. §5102.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/8/2022
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/8/2022
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/8/2022
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