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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

S.4382 through Congress

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SenateJul 30, 2020IntroducedOfficial record

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Separate related House measures (3)

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Related House bill: H.R.7573 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.

Related House bill: H.R.6131 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 for other purposes.

Related House bill: H.R.7217 Confederate Monument Removal Act

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 30, 2020

This bill 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 arranges their return to the states that provided them.

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Additionally, the bill

prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served as officers or voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or of the military forces or government of a state while it was in rebellion against the United States;

requires the AOC to identify such statues and arrange for their transfer and delivery from the Capitol to the Smithsonian Institution;

requires the Smithsonian to follow its preexisting policies and procedures regarding the storage and display of such transferred statues;

requires each statue to be returned to the providing state, including its ownership, if the state requests and agrees to pay any transportation-related costs; and

permits a state that has a statue removed to replace the statue.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D–MD

Committees

Rules and Administration Committee

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Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.4382, 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4382

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2020-07-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4382/BILLS-116s4382is.htm

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Discuss S.4382, 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4382

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2020-07-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4382/BILLS-116s4382is.htm

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Discuss S.4382, 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4382

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2020-07-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4382/BILLS-116s4382is.htm

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Discuss S.4382, 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4382

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2020-07-30.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4382/BILLS-116s4382is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T12:00:22Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.4382 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.