Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Statue Bill," directs the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a former Supreme Court Justice, and place it in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. The Joint Committee has a deadline of 2 years after the enactment of this bill to enter into an agreement to obtain the statue or bust. The location for the statue or bust will be determined by the Joint Committee. Additionally, this bill waives the waiting period typically required for new statues or busts under Public Law 109-116. Finally, this bill authorizes the appropriation of necessary funds to carry out its requirements.
Possible Impacts
1. The legislation could affect people by honoring and memorializing the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, particularly for those who admire and respect her as a pioneer for women's rights and gender equality.
2. People could be affected by the allocation of funds for the statue or bust, as taxpayers may have differing opinions on the use of government funds for this purpose.
3. The legislation could also potentially spark discussion and debate about the representation of historical figures in National Statuary Hall and the criteria for selecting individuals to be honored in this way.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8402 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8402
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth
Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in
National Statuary Hall.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 25, 2020
Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Speier, Ms.
Frankel, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Axne,
Ms. Barragan, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Case, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of
Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crist, Mr.
Crow, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean,
Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Demings, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat,
Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez,
Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Himes, Ms. Kendra S.
Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Ms.
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Kildee, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee
of California, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Lynch, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean
Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price
of North Carolina, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Reed, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Rose of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms.
Shalala, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Suozzi,
Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr.
Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, and
Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth
Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in
National Statuary Hall.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG IN NATIONAL
STATUARY HALL.
(a) Obtaining Statue.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter
into an agreement to obtain a statue or bust of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers
appropriate consistent with applicable law.
(b) Placement.--The Joint Committee shall place the statue or bust
obtained under subsection (a) in the United States Capitol in a
suitable permanent location in National Statuary Hall.
(c) Waiver of Waiting Period.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 109-116
(2 U.S.C. 2131a(a)) does not apply with respect to the statue or bust
obtained and placed under subsection (a).
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so appropriated shall
remain available until expended.
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