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Library to obtain statues honoring Associate Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the Architect of the Capitol to install them in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3294/text/enr#id38C795141C294C858542DBFDE2134AFF:~:text=2.%20Statues%20honoring%20Justice%20Sandra%20Day%20O"}]},"core_areas":["Statues of Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the Capitol","Use of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the statues"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, not later than 2 years after enactment, to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue honoring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3294/text/enr#id38C795141C294C858542DBFDE2134AFF:~:text=2.%20Statues%20honoring%20Justice%20Sandra%20Day%20O"}},{"text":"Requires the Joint 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S. 3294, 117th Congress: 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. House: 349 Yea, 63 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 13 Apr 2022."}}