{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-3005","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 3005","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"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 certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"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 certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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 certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"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 certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-05-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-06-29","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h196","question":"On Passage","title":"Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to replace certain statues in the United States Capitol","result":"Passed","yea":285,"nay":120,"present":0,"not_voting":26,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll196.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.","date":"2022-05-24"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-06-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol."},{"k":"p","t":"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 to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall with which to replace it."},{"k":"p","t":"The Joint Committee on the Library must remove all Confederate statutes and busts, as well as the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke, from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. Furthermore, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store each removed statue."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the bill"},{"k":"li","t":"prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or in the military forces or government of a state while it was in rebellion against the United States;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"requires the AOC to identify such statues and the Joint Committee on the Library to arrange for their removal;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"requires each statue to be returned to the providing state if the state requests and agrees to pay any transportation-related costs; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"permits a state that has a statue removed to replace the statue.","d":1}],"words":200},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the removal of the Taney bust, Confederate statues and busts, and three named statues from public areas of the United States Capitol, and provides for a bust of Thurgood Marshall.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H548B528905774B419A5903E137184654"},{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H555C153C20444157A3CEE8A7B121ACE8"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H5079866F2DA843488A16B2FE03B3F3A6"}]},"core_areas":["Replacement of the Roger Brooke Taney bust with a Thurgood Marshall bust in the Old Supreme Court Chamber","Eligibility and removal of statues in National Statuary Hall","Removal of Confederate statues and busts and three named statues from public areas of the Capitol"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney from the Old Supreme Court Chamber not later than 45 days after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H548B528905774B419A5903E137184654"}},{"text":"Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall within 2 years of enactment and to place it where the Taney bust was located.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H548B528905774B419A5903E137184654"}},{"text":"Amends Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes so that persons who served voluntarily in the military forces or government of the Confederate States of America, or of a State in rebellion against the United States, are excluded from the statue requirements.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H555C153C20444157A3CEE8A7B121ACE8"}},{"text":"Requires the Architect of the Capitol to identify statues that do not meet the amended requirements, and the Joint Committee on the Library to arrange their removal from public areas within 120 days of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H555C153C20444157A3CEE8A7B121ACE8"}},{"text":"Requires a removed State-provided statue to be returned, with ownership transferred, if the State requests it and agrees to pay transportation costs, and allows the State to replace it under existing procedures.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H555C153C20444157A3CEE8A7B121ACE8"}},{"text":"Requires removal within 45 days of enactment of all Confederate statues and busts, and the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun and James Paul Clarke, from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public, with removed items kept in storage by the Architect of the Capitol.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh#H5079866F2DA843488A16B2FE03B3F3A6"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-06-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-3005.png","v":"37e1c1ca300a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3005, 117th Congress: 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 certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes. House: 285 Yea, 120 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Jun 2021."}}