S. 5229 · 117th Congress

A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress 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 for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Dec 8, 2022 by Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD). 3 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Became Public Law 117-326.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-326
Introduced
Dec 8, 2022
Cosponsors
3
0 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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

Subjects

  • Judges
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Supreme Court
  • U.S. Capitol
  • U.S. history

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

This act 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 install a bust of Thurgood Marshall in a prominent location in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds.

In determining the location for the permanent installation of the bust of Thurgood Marshall, the committee shall give priority to identifying an appropriate location near the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Benjamin L. CardinD-MDSponsor

Democrats · 3

Roll calls

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

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Dec 8, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 8, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7079-7080; text: CR S7080)
  3. Dec 8, 2022 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7079-7080; text: CR S7080)
  4. Dec 9, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 12, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  6. Dec 12, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  7. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseMs. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9817-9821)
  9. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5229.
  10. Dec 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  11. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9817)
  12. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Dec 21, 2022Presented to President.
  14. Dec 21, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  15. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  16. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  17. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-326.
  18. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-326.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.