U.s. Capitol
US Congress 116th Congress
To obtain and direct the placement in the United States Capitol or on the United States Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [HB-8380]
[Arts and Culture ]
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, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/24/2020
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-1148]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Libraries ]
This resolution directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to (1) remove any item that names, symbolizes, or mentions any political organization or party that has ever held a public position that supported slavery or the Confederacy, from any area within the House wing of the Capitol or any House office building; and (2) donate any such item or symbol to the Library of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Question Of The Privileges Of The House - Mr. Gohmert Rose To A Question Of The Privileges Of The House And Submitted A Resolution. The Clerk Reported The Text Of The Resolution And The Chair Determined That The Resolution Did Constitute A Question Of The Privileges Of The House. on 09/29/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [S.4710]
[Arts and Culture ]
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, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 09/24/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
A concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the Rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building and the Capitol for the late honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. [SCR-45]
[Arts and Culture ]
This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to transfer to the custody of the U.S. Supreme Court the catafalque (a wooden platform) situated in the crypt beneath the Capitol rotunda so that it may be used in the Supreme Court Building in connection with services for the late Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. After the services, the custody of the catafalque shall then be returned to the AOC to be used in connection with such services to be conducted in National Statuary Hall.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Considered By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr H4949-4950; Text: Cr H4950) on 09/24/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Wear Your Mask Act [S.4610]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires each federal agency to take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask inside a federal facility under its jurisdiction if the individual is within six feet of another individual to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Each agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. The bill terminates such requirements when the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/17/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the 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 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 Capitol, and for other purposes. [S.4382]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the 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 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 Capitol, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 07/30/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.4320]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/27/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque situated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol for use in connection with services conducted for the Honorable John Lewis, late a Representative from the State of Georgia. [HCR-106]
[Arts and Culture ]
This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to move a catafalque (a wooden platform) from the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda so that it may be used in connection with services for the Honorable John Lewis, late a Representative of Georgia.
Sponsored by: Rep. G. K. Butterfield
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/28/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Fallen Pandemic Heroes Flag Act of 2020 [HB-7770]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes a Member of Congress to give a flag flown from the Capitol and a signed certificate containing an expression of sympathy to the immediate family of a frontline worker (a worker whose occupation presents an increased risk of exposure) who died in responding to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The Architect of the Capitol must issue regulations to accomplish this, including by identifying other workers who qualify as frontline workers and by establishing procedures for requesting a flag flown from the Capitol.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Introduced In House on 07/24/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Permitting the remains of the Honorable John Lewis, late a Representative from the State of Georgia, to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol. [HCR-105]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on July 27-July 29, 2020, for the lying in state of the remains of the Honorable John Lewis, late a Representative of Georgia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia L. Fudge
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/28/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-1063]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Elections ]
[Libraries ]
This resolution directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to (1) remove any item that names, symbolizes, or mentions any political organization or party that has ever held a public position that supported slavery or the Confederacy, from any area within the House wing of the Capitol or any House office building; and (2) donate any such item or symbol to the Library of Congress. In addition, the resolution directs such organization or party to either change its name or be barred from participation in the House.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Share America’s Diverse History in the Capitol Act [HB-7622]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Expands from two to three the number of statues that each state may provide for display in National Statuary Hall, and it expresses the sense of Congress that each state should furnish a statute depicting a woman or member of a racial or ethnic minority group who is a notable figure in the state's history.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
National Statuary Hall Collection Policy Act [HB-7652]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishes an additional requirement for the replacement of a statue in National Statuary Hall. Currently, a state's request to replace a statue it has provided for display shall only be considered if (1) the request has been approved by the legislature and the governor of the state, and (2) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the U.S. Capitol for at least 10 years as of the time the request is made. The bill adds the requirement that at least two-thirds of the Members of Congress who represent a requesting state approve any request
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
To direct the Architect of the Capitol 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. [HB-7573]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol. 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 replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall. The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store the statues and bust until it
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate. on 07/23/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
To direct the Architect of the Capitol 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. [HB-7573]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol. 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 replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall. The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store the statues and bust until it
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate. on 07/23/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Wear Your Mask Act [HB-7524]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires each federal agency to take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask inside a federal facility under its jurisdiction if the individual is within six feet of another individual to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Each agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. The bill terminates such requirements when the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 07/10/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Calling on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate Office Building. [HR-1042]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution declares that the House of Representatives (1) once again rejects White nationalism and White supremacy as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people of the United States; (2) condemns the use of captions, statues, memorials, and artwork used or erected to memorialize Senator Richard B. Russell, or any other lawmaker who intentionally disavowed the Declaration of Independence's exhortation that all persons are created equal; and (3) calls on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 07/10/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Confederate Monument Removal Act [HB-7217]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
COVID–19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020 [HB-7161]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Libraries ]
Directs the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out a project to be known as the "COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Project" to honor and remember Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes the Congressional Advisory Panel on Honoring Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The panel shall develop and submit a plan to carry out the memorial quilt project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/11/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Confederate Monument Removal Act [S.3957]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/12/2020