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.

Introduced on Dec 1, 2021 by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). 20 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-111.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-111
Introduced
Dec 1, 2021
Cosponsors
20
3 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Art, artists, authorship
  • Congressional tributes
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Judges
  • Supreme Court
  • U.S. Capitol

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Apr 13, 2022). Public domain.

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, statues honoring Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Amy KlobucharD-MNSponsor

Democrats · 15

Independents · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Mar 28, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 349–63

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 1, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 1, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  3. Dec 9, 2021Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9085)
  4. Dec 9, 2021 · SenateSenate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9085)
  5. Dec 9, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9085-9086)
  6. Dec 9, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9085-9086)
  7. Dec 10, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Dec 13, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Dec 13, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseMs. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3887-3891)
  12. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3294.
  13. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  14. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3893)
  15. Mar 28, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 349 - 63 (Roll no. 84).(text: CR H3887-3888)House · Roll call 84
  16. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 349 - 63 (Roll no. 84). (text: CR H3887-3888)House · Roll call 84
  17. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Apr 5, 2022Presented to President.
  19. Apr 5, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Apr 13, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Apr 13, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Apr 13, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-111.
  23. Apr 13, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-111.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.