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- H.R.7573
H.R.7573: 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 certai
About This Bill
- Introduced July 13, 2020
- Latest Major Action July 23, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
16 (All Democrats)
Bill Versions
- Engrossed in House - July 22, 2020
- Introduced in House - July 13, 2020
Bill 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 replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall. The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 23, 2020 |
Received in the Senate.
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| July 22, 2020 |
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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| July 22, 2020 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| July 22, 2020 |
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156).
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| July 22, 2020 |
Considered as unfinished business.
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| July 22, 2020 |
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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| July 22, 2020 |
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7573.
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| July 22, 2020 |
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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| July 22, 2020 |
Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| July 22, 2020 |
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that debate under claue 1(c) of rule XV on the motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 7573 be extended to one hour. Agreed to without objection.
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| July 22, 2020 |
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 305 - 113 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3658)
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| July 22, 2020 |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3668)
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| July 22, 2020 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3657-3665)
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| July 13, 2020 |
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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| July 13, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) |