H.R. 8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-25 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain and place in National Statuary Hall a statue or bust of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · 128 cosponsors

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Lois Frankel (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 68 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] reported raising $3.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8402.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8402 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116