H.R. 4216 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4216 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2021 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Gallagher, and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 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 United States Capitol with a bust of Clarence Thomas to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. 1. Replacement of bust of Roger Brooke Taney with bust of Clarence Thomas (a) Removal of bust of Roger Brooke Taney Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol. (b) Replacement with bust of Clarence Thomas (1) Obtaining bust Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of Clarence Thomas, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate, consistent with applicable law. (2) Placement The Joint Committee on the Library shall place the bust obtained under paragraph (1) in the location in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol where the bust of Roger Brooke Taney was located prior to removal by the Architect of the Capitol under subsection (a).