June 29, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3263 [Roll No. 192] Peters Sewell Torres (CA) Timmons Torres (NY) Wilson (FL) Pfluger Sherman Torres (NY) (Wilson (SC)) (Jeffries) (Hayes) YEAS—395 Phillips Sherrill Trahan Young (Joyce Pingree Simpson (OH)) Adams Dingell Kim (CA) Trone Pocan Sires Aderholt Doggett Kim (NJ) Turner f Pressley Slotkin Aguilar Donalds Kind Underwood Price (NC) Smith (MO) Allen Doyle, Michael Kinzinger Upton REPLACEMENT OF BUST OF Quigley Smith (NE) Allred F. Kirkpatrick Valadao Raskin Smith (NJ) ROGER BROOKE TANEY WITH Duncan Van Drew Amodei Krishnamoorthi Reed Smith (WA) BUST OF THURGOOD MARSHALL Armstrong Dunn Kuster Van Duyne Reschenthaler Smucker Vargas Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, pur- Arrington Emmer Kustoff Rice (NY) Soto Auchincloss Escobar LaHood Veasey suant to House Resolution 504, I call up Rice (SC) Spanberger Vela Axne Eshoo LaMalfa Rodgers (WA) Spartz the bill (H.R. 3005) to direct the Joint Babin Espaillat Lamb Vela´ zquez Rogers (AL) Speier Wagner Committee on the Library to replace Bacon Estes Lamborn Rogers (KY) Stansbury Walberg the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Baird Evans Langevin Ross Stanton Walorski Balderson Fallon Larsen (WA) Rouzer Stauber Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Waltz Barr Feenstra Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard Steel Wasserman United States Capitol with a bust of Barraga´ n Ferguson Latta Ruiz Stefanik Schultz Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by Bass Fischbach LaTurner Ruppersberger Steil Waters Beatty Fitzgerald Lawrence Rush Steube the Joint Committee on the Library Bentz Fitzpatrick Lawson (FL) Rutherford Stevens Watson Coleman and to remove certain statues from Bera Fleischmann Lee (CA) Ryan Stewart Weber (TX) areas of the United States Capitol Bergman Fletcher Lee (NV) Webster (FL) Salazar Strickland which are accessible to the public, to Beyer Fortenberry Leger Fernandez Sa´ nchez Suozzi Welch Bice (OK) Foster Lesko Sarbanes Swalwell Wenstrup remove all statues of individuals who Bilirakis Foxx Letlow Scanlon Takano Westerman voluntarily served the Confederate Bishop (GA) Frankel, Lois Levin (CA) Schakowsky Taylor Wexton States of America from display in the Blunt Rochester Franklin, C. Levin (MI) Wild Schiff Tenney United States Capitol, and for other Boebert Scott Lieu Schneider Thompson (CA) Williams (GA) Bonamici Gallagher Lofgren Schrader Thompson (MS) Wilson (FL) purposes. Bost Gallego Long Schrier Thompson (PA) Wilson (SC) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Bourdeaux Garamendi Loudermilk Schweikert Tiffany Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Boyle, Brendan Garbarino Lowenthal Womack Scott (VA) Timmons BASS). Pursuant to House Resolution F. Garcia (CA) Lucas Scott, Austin Titus Yarmuth Brady Garcı´a (IL) Luetkemeyer Scott, David Tlaib Young 504, the bill is considered read. Brown Garcia (TX) Luria Sessions Tonko Zeldin The text of the bill is as follows: Brownley Gibbs Lynch H.R. 3005 Buchanan Gimenez Mace NAYS—15 Buck Golden Malinowski Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Biggs Gaetz Ocasio-Cortez Bucshon Gomez Malliotakis resentatives of the United States of America in Bishop (NC) Gosar Porter Budd Gonzales, Tony Maloney, Bowman Greene (GA) Posey Congress assembled, Burchett Gonzalez (OH) Carolyn B. Brooks Massie Rosendale SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF BUST OF ROGER Burgess Gonzalez, Maloney, Sean Bush Miller (IL) Roy BROOKE TANEY WITH BUST OF Bustos Vicente Mann THURGOOD MARSHALL. Butterfield Gooden (TX) Manning NOT VOTING—20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- Calvert Gottheimer Mast Cammack Granger Matsui Banks Good (VA) Jordan lowing: Carbajal Graves (LA) McBath Blumenauer Guest Moore (AL) (1) While sitting in the United States Cap- Ca´ rdenas Graves (MO) McCarthy Carter (GA) Hartzler Norman itol, the Supreme Court issued the infamous Carl Green (TN) McCaul Cloud Herrell Rose Dred Scott v. Sandford decision on March 6, Carson Green, Al (TX) McClain Comer Hice (GA) Scalise 1857. Written by Chief Justice Roger Brooke Carter (LA) Griffith McClintock Fulcher Higgins (LA) Williams (TX) Gohmert Issa Taney, whose bust sits inside the entrance to Carter (TX) Grijalva McCollum the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Cartwright Grothman McEachin United States Capitol, this opinion declared Case Guthrie McGovern b 1457 Casten Hagedorn McHenry that African Americans were not citizens of Castor (FL) Harder (CA) McKinley So (two-thirds being in the affirma- the United States and could not sue in Fed- Castro (TX) Harris McNerney tive) the rules were suspended and the eral courts. This decision further declared Cawthorn Harshbarger Meeks that Congress did not have the authority to Chabot Hayes Meijer bill, as amended, was passed. prohibit slavery in the territories. Cheney Hern Meng The result of the vote was announced (2) Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s au- Chu Herrera Beutler Meuser as above recorded. Cicilline Higgins (NY) Mfume thorship of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the effects Clark (MA) Hill Miller (WV) A motion to reconsider was laid on of which would only be overturned years Clarke (NY) Himes Miller-Meeks the table. later by the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and Cleaver Hinson Moolenaar 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the PERSONAL EXPLANATION Cline Hollingsworth Mooney United States, renders a bust of his likeness Clyburn Horsford Moore (UT) Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, unsuitable for the honor of display to the Clyde Houlahan Moore (WI) I was unavoidably detained. Had I been many visitors to the United States Capitol. Cohen Hoyer Morelle present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall Cole Hudson Moulton (3) As Frederick Douglass said of this deci- Connolly Huffman Mrvan No. 189, ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 190, ‘‘yea’’ on sion in May 1857, ‘‘This infamous decision of Cooper Huizenga Mullin rollcall No. 191 and ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 192. the Slaveholding wing of the Supreme Court Correa Jackson Murphy (FL) maintains that slaves are within the con- MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Costa Jackson Lee Murphy (NC) templation of the Constitution of the United RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Courtney Jacobs (CA) Nadler States, property; that slaves are property in Craig Jacobs (NY) Napolitano Babin (Nehls) Grijalva McClain the same sense that horses, sheep, and swine Crawford Jayapal Neal Boebert (Gosar) (Stanton) (Bergman) are property; that the old doctrine that slav- Crenshaw Jeffries Neguse Bourdeaux Horsford Meng (Jeffries) ery is a creature of local law is false; that Crist Johnson (GA) Nehls (Kuster) (Jeffries) Mfume (Evans) Crow Johnson (LA) Newhouse Ca´ rdenas Hoyer (Trone) Mullin (Lucas) the right of the slaveholder to his slave does Cuellar Johnson (OH) Newman (Gomez) Jackson Lee Napolitano not depend upon the local law, but is secured Curtis Johnson (SD) Norcross Carl (Joyce (PA)) (Butterfield) (Correa) wherever the Constitution of the United Davids (KS) Johnson (TX) Nunes Cawthorn (Nehls) Jacobs (NY) Owens (Curtis) States extends; that Congress has no right to Davidson Jones O’Halleran Clark (MA) (Garbarino) Payne (Pallone) prohibit slavery anywhere; that slavery may Davis, Danny K. Joyce (OH) Obernolte (Kuster) Johnson (TX) Rice (NY) Davis, Rodney Joyce (PA) Omar Cohen (Beyer) go in safety anywhere under the star-span- (Jeffries) (Peters) Dean Kahele Owens DesJarlais gled banner; that colored persons of African Kind (Connolly) DeFazio Kaptur Palazzo (Fleischmann) Ruiz (Aguilar) descent have no rights that white men are DeGette Katko Pallone Fallon (Nehls) Kirkpatrick Rush bound to respect; that colored men of Afri- DeLauro Keating Palmer Gallego (Gomez) (Stanton) (Underwood) can descent are not and cannot be citizens of Lawson (FL) DelBene Keller Panetta Garcı´a (IL) Sewell (DelBene) the United States.’’. (Evans) Steube Delgado Kelly (IL) Pappas (Gomez) (4) While the removal of Chief Justice Demings Kelly (MS) Pascrell Garcia (TX) Leger Fernandez (Franklin, C. DeSaulnier Kelly (PA) Payne (Jeffries) (Jacobs (CA)) Scott) Roger Brooke Taney’s bust from the United DesJarlais Khanna Pence Gonzalez, Lieu (Beyer) Strickland States Capitol does not relieve the Congress Deutch Kildee Perlmutter Vicente Lowenthal (DelBene) of the historical wrongs it committed to pro- Diaz-Balart Kilmer Perry (Carbajal) (Beyer) tect the institution of slavery, it expresses

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JN7.016 H29JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H3264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 29, 2021 Congress’s recognition of one of the most no- (2) DEFINITIONS.— be visited by millions of people again. torious wrongs to have ever taken place in (A) CONFEDERATE STATUE.—In this sub- What and who we choose to honor in one of its rooms, that of Chief Justice Roger section, the term ‘‘Confederate statue’’ this building must represent our val- Brooke Taney’s Dred Scott v. Sandford deci- means a statue which was provided by a ues. sion. State for display in the United States Cap- Chief Justice Taney, who, in the Dred (b) REMOVAL OF BUST OF ROGER BROOKE itol that depicts— TANEY.—Not later than 45 days after the date (i) any individual who served voluntarily Scott decision, declared that African of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Com- at any time as a member of the Armed Americans could never be citizens of mittee on the Library shall remove the bust Forces of the Confederate States of America the United States and had no constitu- of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme or of the military of a State while the State tional rights, does not meet this stand- Court Chamber of the United States Capitol. was in open rebellion against the United ard; and neither do the white suprema- (c) REPLACEMENT WITH BUST OF THURGOOD States; or cists and Confederates we continue to MARSHALL.— (ii) any individual who served as an official honor with statues today. (1) OBTAINING BUST.—Not later than 2 years of the Government of the Confederate States Justice Taney’s decision continued after the date of the enactment of this Act, of America or as an official of a State while the Joint Committee on the Library shall and permitted the expansion of slavery. the State was in open rebellion against the Those who founded, served, and fought enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of United States. Thurgood Marshall, under such terms and (B) CONFEDERATE BUST.—In this subsection, for the Confederacy were willing to conditions as the Joint Committee considers the term ‘‘Confederate bust’’ means a bust spill American blood in defense of it. appropriate consistent with applicable law. which depicts an individual described in In his infamous Cornerstone Speech, (2) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee on clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). Confederate Vice President Alexander the Library shall place the bust obtained (b) OTHER STATUES.—Not later than 45 days Stephens said that slavery and white under paragraph (1) in the location in the after the date of the enactment of this Act, supremacy were the cornerstone of the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United the Joint Committee on the Library shall re- Confederacy. States Capitol where the bust of Roger move the statue of Charles Brantley Aycock, There is no shortage of American fig- Brooke Taney was located prior to removal the statue of John Caldwell Calhoun, and the by the Architect of the Capitol under sub- ures like Justice Thurgood Marshall, statue of James Paul Clarke from any area the first African American to serve on section (b). of the United State Capitol which is acces- SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS AND REMOVAL PROCE- sible to the public. the Supreme Court, more deserving of DURES FOR STATUES IN NATIONAL (c) STORAGE.—The Architect of the Capitol the honor of being displayed in our STATUARY HALL. shall keep any statue or bust removed under Capitol. (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1814 of the Re- this section in storage. There are some who argue that this vised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by (d) EXCLUSION OF STATUES SUBJECT TO action is an attempt to erase and for- inserting ‘‘(other than persons who served OTHER REMOVAL PROCEDURES.—This sub- get our history. Nothing could be fur- voluntarily in the military forces or govern- section does not apply with respect to any ment of the Confederate States of America ther from the truth. We must never statue which is subject to removal under sec- forget our Nation’s shameful periods of or in the military forces or government of a tion 2. State while the State was in rebellion slavery, segregation, and racism. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. against the United States)’’ after ‘‘military This is, instead, about who we choose There are authorized to be appropriated services’’. to honor, who we choose to literally such sums as may be necessary to carry out (b) STATUE REMOVAL PROCEDURES.— put on the pedestal and display as em- (1) IN GENERAL.— this Act, and any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended. blematic of our values. (A) IDENTIFICATION BY ARCHITECT OF THE We are just months removed from CAPITOL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill January 6, when a mob of insurrection- identify all statues on display in the United shall be debatable for 1 hour equally di- ists looking to violently overturn a States Capitol that do not meet the require- vided and controlled by the chair and Presidential election stormed this very ments of section 1814 of the Revised Statutes ranking minority member of the Com- building. During that awful attack, the (2 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by subsection (a). mittee on House Administration or (B) REMOVAL BY JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE same Confederate flag carried into bat- their respective designees. LIBRARY.—The Joint Committee on the Li- tle against the United States in the The gentlewoman from California brary shall arrange for the removal of each 19th century was again carried into (Ms. LOFGREN) and the gentleman from statue identified by the Architect of the Cap- battle against the United States and itol under subparagraph (A) from any area of Georgia (Mr. LOUDERMILK) each will into this very Capitol. the United States Capitol which is accessible control 30 minutes. It is long past time to remove from a to the public by not later than 120 days after The Chair recognizes the gentle- place of honor in our Nation’s Capitol the date of the enactment of this Act. woman from California. (2) RETURN OF STATUES.—A statue which is the statues and busts of those who fa- GENERAL LEAVE removed under this subsection and which vored war against the United States in was provided for display by a State shall be Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I support of the so-called government returned to the State, and the ownership of ask unanimous consent that all Mem- founded on a cornerstone of racism and the statue transferred to the State, if the bers may have 5 legislative days in white supremacy. State so requests and agrees to pay any costs which to revise and extend their re- Outside the Old Supreme Court related to the transportation of the statue to marks and include extraneous mate- Chamber, before you get to the Taney the State. rial. bust, you pass another sculpture, which (3) REPLACEMENT OF STATUES.—A State The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there that has a statue removed under this sub- depicts the figures of History and Jus- section may replace such statue in accord- objection to the request of the gentle- tice. Today, we can demonstrate to the ance with the requirements and procedures woman from California? Nation and the world that we have of section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 There was no objection. learned from our history and we con- U.S.C. 2131) and section 311 of the Legislative Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I tinue to pursue justice. Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. yield myself such time as I may con- Put another way, we can follow the 2132). sume. advice of the great American poet and (c) STORAGE.—The Architect of the Capitol Madam Speaker, I rise in support of civil rights activist Maya Angelou. shall keep any statue removed under this this bill. It directs the Joint Com- section in storage pending the return of the This is what she said: ‘‘Do the best you statue to the State. mittee on the Library to replace the can until you know better. Then when SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN OTHER STATUES bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney in you know better, do better.’’ AND BUSTS. the Old Supreme Court Chamber with a Let us now show ourselves and the (a) CONFEDERATE STATUES AND BUSTS.— bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall. It world that we are who we claim to be. (1) REMOVAL.—Not later than 45 days after also directs the removal of statues and Let us do better. the date of the enactment of this Act, the busts of individuals who served the Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Joint Committee on the Library, together Confederacy, and other white suprema- leagues to join me in supporting H.R. with the Curator of the House of Representa- cists. tives or the Curator of the Senate (as the 3005, and I reserve the balance of my case may be), shall remove all Confederate The United States Capitol is a beacon time. statues and Confederate busts from any area of democracy, freedom, and equality, Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, of the United States Capitol which is acces- visited by millions of people each year I yield myself such time as I may con- sible to the public. before COVID hit, and soon we hope to sume.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JN7.018 H29JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 29, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3265 Madam Speaker, I thank my col- confident that we can find common perpetuate the notion of white suprem- league, the chair of the House Adminis- ground. acy. We must not continue to honor tration Committee, for the opportunity While I plan to support this legisla- these combatants by allowing their im- to be here today. tion and recognize its underlying in- ages to be displayed in this Capitol. I rise in opposition to H.R. 3005, but tent, this is an issue that is way past The bill before us today, Madam not because of the goals that it at- its due date. Speaker, identifies several other stat- tempts to achieve. Many of us have Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, be- ues for removal that are not part of the been fighting for those same things. In fore yielding to the gentleman from collection, including the bust of Chief fact, some of the comments that she North Carolina, I would like to correct Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who au- made, you will find in my remarks the record. The Joint Committee on thored the 1857 Supreme Court decision about some of the people whose statues the Library organized last Wednesday. of Dred Scott that ruled that slaves are here that I do not believe should be Until last Wednesday, the Joint Com- could not be considered citizens and in this honored building, and I have mittee was chaired by Senator ROY that Congress did not have the ability fought for a long time to remove those. BLUNT of Missouri, a Republican Sen- to ban slavery. This opinion, Madam But I am in opposition to the process of ator, and I have now been chair for 6 Speaker, is regarded as possibly the which we are trying to impose to do days and hope to act promptly on the Supreme Court’s worst decision of all this. North Carolina matter. time, and the 7–2 decision was a major Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to factor contributing to the Civil War. the gentlewoman from North Carolina the gentleman from North Carolina Another bust not a part of the Na- tional Statuary Hall Collection is for (Ms. FOXX). (Mr. BUTTERFIELD), the distinguished Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, Repub- chair of the Election Subcommittee in Vice President John Breckinridge, 1856 to 1859. In 1860, Breckinridge ran for licans and Democrats agree that rac- the House Administration Committee. ism, in any shape or form, is repugnant Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speak- President on the Southern Democratic ticket and he lost. During the Civil and must be denounced. I do intend to er, let me first thank the chair for her War, Breckinridge served in the United vote for this bill, as I did last summer, leadership and friendship on our com- States Senate, from Kentucky, but be- when Congress considered a similar mittee. came a traitor and enlisted in the Con- measure. Madam Speaker, just a little bit of federate military and assigned to the It is interesting, however, that our history. I want to take you back to Army of Mississippi, achieving the colleagues across the aisle have only 1860. President Lincoln won the general recently deemed the cause of removing rank of Major General. And it gets election in 1860 by winning 18 of 29 worse. He was expelled from the United statues worthy of immediate action. States. When you look at the facts, it is even States Senate. Jefferson Davis then ap- Madam Speaker, the 11 States that pointed him as Secretary of War. After more puzzling. Lincoln failed to carry were slave-hold- Since 1870, statues have been present the war, he fled the country for several ing States. These States were fearful in the United States Capitol, and years. that Lincoln would find a way to end Democrats retained a majority in the Madam Speaker, this statue must slavery and deprive slave owners of House 40 times since then. They have also be removed. their free labor. Eleven Southern had ample opportunities to remove I ask my colleagues to answer the States immediately seceded from the these statues that Members of their summons of our time by voting to re- own party are responsible for placing Union, forming the Confederate States move these statues from the Capitol of in the Capitol in the first place, but of America. The CSA elected its leader- the United States of America. ship, they printed a currency, and they have done nothing. b 1515 Again, the timing here is rather pe- set up a military. At Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, culiar. After retaining the majority 40 I yield myself such time as I may con- times, one would think that if this CSA took military action against the United States of America. For the fol- sume. were truly a pressing issue, they would Madam Speaker, as I stated earlier, have acted sooner. lowing 4 years, more than 600,000 Amer- icans lost their lives on the battlefield, you will find that many, if not all, on For many years, I have advocated this side of the aisle will agree with that North Carolina’s statues of including Black Union soldiers. This was not a war between the States; it most of the comments, if not all the Charles Aycock and Zebulon Vance be comments, that are made by our col- removed based on their ties to the Con- was a war against the United States by 11 Southern States, including my leagues on the other side of the aisle. federacy. I have suggested that two I think we need to go back and look State. statues of people that all North Caro- at where we have been as a nation and When the Union finally won the war linians and all Americans can be proud where we are going. A lot of what we and both sides buried their dead, 4 mil- of be put in their place. put into this building should reflect lion slaves were granted their freedom I am proud that the first Republican not only our history but our values as by the passage and ratification of the majority in North Carolina’s Legisla- a nation. ture in 140 years voted in 2015 to re- 13th Amendment. That is why I, in the past, have advo- place the Aycock statue with a statue In 1864, each State was granted the cated very strongly for certain statues of Reverend Billy Graham. Yet this re- privilege to donate two statues of de- to be removed. I think it is important quest has been awaiting action by the ceased persons to be displayed in this now that we have both parties looking Democrat-chaired Joint Committee on Capitol that depict the history of their at this. the Library for months. If they were State. These statues are now known as As my colleague from North Carolina truly concerned about removing these the National Statuary Hall Collection. mentioned, Taney and the Dred Scott statues, they might be quicker to act Approximately 10 of these statues de- decision, I think it was during a time on the requests to replace some of the pict men who volunteered to fight period when Democratic President An- very same statues. against the United States in the Civil drew Jackson nominated his bust to be I will look past the times the North War. All of these statues were donated put in the Capitol here today. Carolina Democrat Party used Gov- many decades after the Civil War. Like Now, it can’t be overstated how much ernor Aycock’s name in fundraising many other statues around the country this body and this country condemn materials and the meetings they held honoring members of the Confederate the institution of slavery. I believe, as in buildings that sported his name. States of America, particularly those a whole, this Nation has done that and Maybe today’s vote is to compensate erected in the South, these 10 statues continues to do that. for the decades of inaction under a were not donated and installed in the In fact, when I was in the Georgia Democrat-controlled House of Rep- Capitol until the 1900s, during the legislature, I realized that Georgia was resentatives. We will let the American height of the Jim Crow era. the sole State of the former Confed- people decide. Many Americans see these statues eracy that had not officially con- Republicans are always open for a and the timing of their placement to demned the act of slavery nor had con- spirited debate on this issue, and I am intimidate Black Americans and to demned its participation in slavery

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29JN7.043 H29JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H3266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 29, 2021 during these dark periods of our Na- licans are insincere in our opposition Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I tion. So, I introduced legislation called to slavery and dragging our feet when yield myself such time as I may con- the Freedom Resolution, which would it comes to removing these statues. In sume. formally acknowledge the ills, the ha- fact, it was a Republican, a good friend Madam Speaker, before yielding, I tred, and this dark period of our Nation of mine in the State legislature, Scot just want to note, for purposes of clari- that our government, our State gov- Turner, who in 2020 introduced legisla- fying the historical record, that the ernment, the State that I love, was ac- tion that he knew I supported, and I Republicans of the 19th century and tually engaged in. came out publicly supporting, to re- the early 20th century bear almost no That was a very painful time in our move Stephens’ statue and replace it resemblance to the Republican Party history, but we learned from that his- with a statue of Martin Luther King, of today. Similarly, the Democratic tory. I don’t think anyone wants to for- Jr. Party bears no resemblance to the get that time period, else we will re- The States have begun to take ac- Democratic Party of the 19th and early peat that in some shape, form, or fash- tion. As we talked about, North Caro- 20th centuries. They are the same par- ion. lina has already taken action to re- ties in name only. As I said, it is important that the move their statues and replace them. In the 19th century, the Republicans statues that we have here reflect the But I am very concerned about this were generally the party of the north- values of this Nation. In fact, I was committee. erners, and the Democrats were the very vocal many times in the past over In fact, the Joint Committee on the party of the South, and that has one of Georgia’s two statues here, Library, the committee responsible for switched. Alexander Stephens. To say he was a facilitating the removal of statues ap- Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to racist was an understatement. As was proved by State legislatures, was only the gentlewoman from California (Ms. mentioned, his ‘‘Cornerstone Address,’’ organized last week. Now, this is 6 PELOSI), the Speaker of the House. as we read it today, is just wrought months from the start of the 117th Con- Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I with the idea that all men are not cre- gress. I have been on the Joint Com- thank Madam Chair for her leadership ated equal. mittee on the Library, and I was very on this very important issue. In fact, he was very condemning of excited the first year I was appointed The point that she makes is inter- Thomas Jefferson and George Wash- to the Joint Committee on the Library esting because, actually, in terms of ington. He even went as far as illus- because, as a fan of the Library of Con- the 14th Amendment, when Black trating that they were insane because gress, I thought this would be a great Americans were given the right to of our founding documents being built opportunity to participate in pre- vote, it was the Republicans who were upon a false premise, and that false serving the history and heritage of this the votes to make that happen, and the premise was the idea that God created Nation. Democrats, to a person, voted against all of us equal. He went on to say that But of the three terms that I have it. So, her point is well taken. Now, we God didn’t create us equal. He went on been on the committee, from my recol- are in a fight to protect that right to to say that White people were superior lection, the committee has only met vote, but we will have that conversa- and that that is why we have the insti- three times, and that was an organiza- tion another day. Today, we are here tution of slavery, and it should be pre- tional meeting each time. It is hard to for a very specific purpose. served. do your work when you don’t even get Madam Speaker, this weekend, we Those are not ideas that are com- together to do the work. observe the birth of our Nation, the mensurate with what we believe in this The lack of urgency to organize the Fourth of July, when Americans joy- Nation. But it was during a time period committee is reason for enough con- fully celebrate the birth of America’s where many of the Old South, Demo- cern. Even more disappointing is our independence and the blessings of lib- crat-led houses and senates and statue failure to address several approved erty. commissions, were trying to hold on to statue replacement requests from As we do so, we solemnly recognize those old ideas and principles that our State legislatures. that those blessings have been denied party—the party of emancipation was In October 2015, the State of North to so many throughout our Nation’s brought up, Abraham Lincoln. We have Carolina began the process of switching history out of sheer bigotry and rac- been opposed to these ideas. We totally out the statue of Charles Brantley ism. wrapped our arms around this idea that Aycock with the Reverend Billy Gra- This holiday, while a celebration, is all men are created equal, that we are ham. Now, this passed the North Caro- also an opportunity to take steps to all given equal opportunity, that all lina House 71–28, a bipartisan vote, and right the wrongs of history, starting life is important, that everyone is cre- in the Senate, 44–0, a unanimous vote here, right here in the U.S. Capitol. ated in the eyes of God, and that this in the North Carolina Senate. Yet, we That is why, today, we are again government exists to protect those still have not taken action on approv- passing legislation to remove statues freedoms and those liberties. ing that for a man who definitely had of Confederate officials and other advo- But there were those in the Demo- a very strong impact not only on civil cates of bigotry and removing them crat-controlled Southern States who rights but on our Nation as a whole, from the U.S. Capitol. wanted to hold on to the old ideas, who we so respect that his body laid in As I have said before, the Halls of those ideas that Alexander Stephens the rotunda not too long ago. Yet, we Congress are the very heart of our de- espoused. That is why, in Georgia, the still have not been able to move on get- mocracy. The statues that we display Democrat-led commission wanted to ting that done, as well as several other should embody our highest ideals as poke their finger in the eyes of the States. Americans, expressing who we are and Federal Government, and they nomi- I believe that we need to focus our ef- who we aspire to be as a nation. nated or placed as statues these people forts on changing this process because Monuments to men or people who ad- who held ideas different than what we I think it would mean a whole lot vocated cruelty and barbarism to hold as a party over here, what we hold more, a whole lot more to this body as achieve such a plainly racist end are a as a nation today. well as to the American people if the grotesque affront to those ideals. They My opposition to this bill isn’t be- States who originally put those statues are an homage to hate, not heritage. cause of the goal that we are trying to in here were the ones that now asked They must be removed. achieve, but it is the way that the ma- that they would be removed. I think I thank Leader STENY HOYER, who jority continues to skirt procedure in that would be much more appropriate has been advocating this for a long this body for the second consecutive than this body taking action. If we re- time and took charge and worked with Congress. This bill was rushed to the formed our process to make it where Whip JIM CLYBURN, Congressional floor without a hearing or a markup in the States could actually do it, it Black Caucus Chair JOYCE BEATTY, the Committee on House Administra- would mean a whole lot more to the fu- Chair BENNIE THOMPSON, Congress- tion. ture of our Nation. woman BARBARA LEE, Congressman G. I am sure we will hear from my col- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- K. BUTTERFIELD, who we just heard leagues on the other side that Repub- ance of my time. from, and the Chair. Madam Speaker, I

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I am proud of the Critical race theory is the governing ously served in the Confederacy. action that he took in a defining time ideology of what we are now finding in Among the Confederate statues in of our Nation. The greatest challenge the Biden administration. By advo- the Capitol that we are addressing ever to our Constitution was the Civil cating for it Democrats continue to today are Jefferson Davis and Alex- War, by long and by far. fuel hatred and division across the ander Stephens, president and vice b 1530 country. president of the Confederacy, respec- I agree with Senator TIM SCOTT: tively, both of whom were charged with The bill we are voting on today we America is not a racist country. treason against America. voted on before. I supported it then, America must reject critical race This legislation also removes from and I support it now. theory for the simple reason: State- But let me state a simple fact: All the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the sponsored racism is wrong and always the statues being removed by this bill Capitol the bust of Justice Roger will be. are statues of Democrats. Madam Taney, a defender of slavery and the It was wrong when it was segregated Speaker, as I heard the Speaker talk author of the 1857 Dred Scott ruling, lunch counters of Jim Crow, and it was earlier about removing the four por- one of the most horrific stains on our wrong when it was segregated class- traits of Speakers in the hall, the same Nation and the Court’s history. Mr. rooms of critical race theory. answer goes for that, as well. They HOYER has been particularly interested Madam Speaker, many times I won- in removing Justice Taney. were all Democrats. What is interesting is the statues der what would America have looked Removing these statues will not like had Abraham Lincoln not been as- erase this stain or that of other racist that need to be removed were sent to the Capitol by States that were a ma- sassinated? Malice towards none. What acts in our history, nor will it erase would America have looked like had the racism that exists in our country jority controlled by Democrats sent to a House that had a majority controlled the agreement to remove the Federal today. But it is an important and nec- troops from the south because Joseph essary step. by Democrats accepting of these stat- ues. Rainey was elected to Congress, and How can we seek to end the scourge Jim Crow laws were passed by Demo- of racism—including by passing the I think the bill should go further. Maybe it is time the Democrats change crat-controlled offices in the south? George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Our Nation was built on a unifying which the Chair has championed—when the name of their party. They may be desperate to pretend their party has vision from the beginning. As Lincoln we allow the worst perpetrators of that said, we are conceived in liberty and racism to be lauded in the Halls of Con- progressed from the days of supporting slavery, pushing Jim Crow laws or sup- dedicated to the proposition that we gress? are all equal. Congress has the opportunity and the porting the KKK. I will vote for this bill today, just as obligation to make meaningful change. But let’s be honest, at any place at I voted for it before, but, Madam Let us lead by example. any time if those fundamentals rest Speaker, if we have not learned any- The Taney bust will be replaced by a somewhere, we cannot let them. thing, we should not divide our Nation tribute to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Let’s go through some of the words based on race. Thurgood Marshall, an icon of equality and actions of a few Democrats. Just a and champion of justice in America. few years ago then-Vice President Joe I applaud the Democrats for standing I am very proud of Justice Marshall’s Biden praised Democrat Senator Rob- up, removing Democrat statues from Baltimore roots, as a native Balti- ert Byrd. He was an ‘‘exalted cyclops’’ Democrat-controlled majorities sent to morean, and I am happy that our Balti- of the Ku Klux Klan. In his eulogy for a Democrat majority House that ac- more airport is named for him. Byrd he said: ‘‘For a lot of us, he was cepted them. It is about time. But, Justice Thurgood Marshall’s words, a friend . . . mentor . . . and guide.’’ Madam Speaker, to continue along in a uttered nearly 30 years ago, must be Another leading Democrat who critical race theory where you would our inspiration. He said: ‘‘America praised Byrd at the time was Speaker teach an individual that they are right must get to work. . . . We must dissent PELOSI. She called Byrd a friend, a or wrong based upon the color of skin from the indifference. We must dissent great person, and a great American pa- goes against everything that we are from the apathy. We must dissent from triot. voting about today. the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust.’’ Madam Speaker, today the Demo- Madam Speaker, you know my heart, He went on further to say: ‘‘We must cratic Party has doubled down on what and I know yours. There are times we dissent because America can do better, I consider this shameful history by re- might disagree on philosophy or how because America has no choice but to placing the racism of the past with the best to run a government, but we never do better.’’ racism of the critical race theory. disagreed by judging somebody by the His words were later echoed by our They continue to look at race as the color of their skin. Baltimore brother Elijah Cummings, primary means of judging a person’s And I hope we take this moment and who said: ‘‘We are better than this.’’ character. We saw this just last week. this opportunity as we promised before Madam Speaker, we can do better, Senate Democrats voted to confirm one to strive to be a more perfect Union. for the children. I urge a strong bipar- of President Biden’s appointees who Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I tisan vote on this important step to do said: ‘‘We must do everything in our yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from better, to right the wrongs of history, collective power to realize Dr. Kendi’s South Carolina (Mr. CLYBURN), the ma- and to move our Nation toward a fu- vision for America.’’ jority whip. We are so lucky to have as ture of justice. I do so with gratitude Let me be clear about what that vi- our whip someone who started his pub- for all of the champions who have sion is. Kendi, the author of ‘‘How to lic service as a fighter for civil rights. brought us to this important day. I Be an Antiracist’’ proposed in his book Like our colleague, the late John urge a strong bipartisan vote. that the solution to past discrimina- Lewis, our whip put his life on the line Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, tion is present discrimination. Now for civil rights and for voting rights. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from that is what the person who is now in Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I California (Mr. MCCARTHY), my good charge of the personnel of the entire thank the gentlewoman for yielding me friend and the leader of the Repub- Federal Government is endorsing. And the time. licans here in the House. this divisive vision isn’t confirmed or I listened pretty intently to the mi- Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, just confined to one person or depart- nority leader talking about theory, a you have been a dear friend for a long ment. principle upon which a set of practices

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Madam Speak- the ways you do that is by recognizing We try to do whatever we can to do er, this bill would remove all statues and admitting that we have a very what George Santayana admonished us from the U.S. Capitol of individuals spotted history when it comes to race. to do; learn the history and gather les- who voluntarily served in the Confed- I met my late wife in jail protesting sons from that history or we run the erate Army or, it appears, who are now practices that were based upon our risk of repeating that history. What we otherwise deemed by Democrats as rac- skin color. Racial inequities, that is should do today is relegate these stat- ist and unfit for any type of honor. what this is all about. ues to the dust bin of history. One of the statues named for removal One of the statues in this building Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, is James Paul Clarke, a Democrat from sent up here by my State, South Caro- I appreciate the very passionate words Arkansas, who served as a U.S. Senator lina, is a statue of John C. Calhoun. that we have heard here today. And as and the 18th Governor of Arkansas. His John C. Calhoun is not here because he I said in the beginning, we on this side statue was placed in the Capitol by defended the southern States during of the aisle not only agree, but we have Democrat majorities in both the Ar- the Civil War. We talk about those gen- been advocating for these very things kansas House and Senate. erals all over this place. for quite some time. The Speaker might be interested to John C. Calhoun died in 1850, more In fact, as far as Georgia’s statue, I learn that the Republican Arkansas than a decade before the Civil War have advocated in times past for the State legislature voted in 2019 to re- started. So why is he here? Why did removal of Alexander Stephens’ stat- place James Paul Clarke and its other South Carolina send his statue up here ue—it has been on several occasions statue, which depicts Uriah Rose. for us to honor? Simply because he was that I have spoken about this—and let Speaker PELOSI is already familiar this Nation’s foremost proponent of me just share with you this one idea, Uriah Rose. You see, last year, on June slavery. So much so until Yale Univer- this principle, the criticism that he 10, Speaker PELOSI sent a letter to the sity from which he graduated took his made of our Founders, because he be- Joint Committee on the Library re- name off the college that they cele- lieved that our founding documents, questing it remove 11 statues which de- brated him with. Clemson University, the Declaration of Independence and pict Confederate soldiers and officials, which he was one of the founders of, the Constitution were inherently which she says involves Uriah Rose. took his name off of his Honors Col- flawed. This is what Stephens said. Uriah Rose was an Arkansas attor- lege. Charleston, South Carolina, ‘‘The prevailing ideas entertained by ney, who was a founder and two-time where he is buried took his statue him,’’ meaning Jefferson, ‘‘and most of president of the American Bar Associa- down overnight. People went to bed the leading statesmen at the time of tion. Uriah Rose also founded the Rose around 11 o’clock at night looking at the formation of the old Constitu- Law Firm in Little Rock, at which Hil- the statue, and when they got up at 6 tion’’—talking about the Constitution lary Clinton began her legal career and o’clock the next morning, it was gone we have today because he was advo- became the firm’s first female partner. cating for the Confederate Constitu- because South Carolina has done every- The Speaker will be pleased to know tion—‘‘were that the enslavement of thing they can to get beyond those that neither Uriah Rose nor James the African was in violation of the laws principles advocated by John C. Cal- Paul Clarke were commissioned into of nature; that it was wrong in prin- houn. the Confederate Army. Uriah Rose ciple, socially, morally, and politi- But his statue is here. And I want to never fought for the Confederacy, and cally.’’ And we agree with that. thank the Speaker for moving that James Paul Clarke was 7 years old What he is saying is the flaw of our statue to some place out the eyesight when the Civil War began. Founders was that they believed this of any school child coming up here. I However, following the established idea that all men are created equal, always call this Hall ‘‘America’s class- procedures for placing statues in the and they put that in our founding docu- room.’’ And we ought to be teaching in Capitol, Arkansas has recognized racist ments. this Hall that which is wholesome The reason I bring that up today is beliefs held at least by the Democrat about the country. because of something that the minor- Governor and Senator James Clarke This is a great country. Nobody de- ity leader said, which is that under and, in 2019, began the process of re- nies that. I don’t call this a racist critical race theory they are teaching placing our two statues with those who country. I do say that this country has that our founding documents were the have made significant, meaningful con- on occasion, too often for my taste, opposite, and more that they were tributions to Arkansas and our Nation: tolerated racism. That is a fact. And what Alexander Stephens was saying Country music legend Johnny Cash and nobody can deny that fact. they were, that they are flawed, that civil rights activist Daisy Bates. Last time this bill came before this Madam Speaker, every State can fol- they teach racism. But Alexander Ste- body, over 70 of my Republican friends low that process. Many have and many phens was taking the opposite ap- voted for it. I would hope we could do are. Daisy Bates was a civil rights ac- proach, and he says they weren’t teach- a little better today. tivist who was an unstoppable force ing racism, that is why they are Madam Speaker, I close by reminding during the desegregation of Arkansas, flawed. my friend, most of us who studied his- This is why I have advocated a long and I am proud that Arkansas chose tory, we know when the Republican time for the removal of Stephens’ stat- her as one of the statues to replace Party came into being. We know when ue. In fact, as I was speaking about James Paul Clarke and Uriah Rose. the Democratic Party came into being; this at one time, my family and I re- Daisy Bates was instrumental in se- it happens to be an older party than ceived a threat from the Ku Klux Klan curing safe entry into Little Rock Cen- the Republican Party. So I understand in Georgia, because I adamantly be- tral High School for the ‘‘Little Rock all of that. But we also know that in lieve that we are all created equal and Nine’’ in September of 1957, one of the 1948, when Hubert Humphrey spoke at we are all given the same opportunities first high schools in Arkansas to inte- the 1948 Democratic Convention in this Nation. grate following the Brown v. Board of against segregation, Strom Thurmond, Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to Education Supreme Court decision in the Democrat, left the party, came the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. 1954. back. And in 1964 when Democrats Arkansas has been working with the WESTERMAN). came together and decided that they Architect of the Capitol and the Joint were going to pass the Civil Rights Act b 1545 Committee on the Library to replace of 1964, Strom Thurmond, the Demo- Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, these statues for 21⁄2 years, complying crat, left the Democratic Party, be- in her opening remarks, the gentle- with every step in the process.

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This bill naming statues that are in premacist constitution. And right before the end of the Civil the process of being replaced is nothing Now we are going to replace him with War, Abraham Lincoln talked about more than what I believe is an attempt a great Marylander, who has stood the malice towards none and charity for by Democrats to prematurely thwart test of time, Justice Thurgood Mar- all. And I think that charity for all was the authority of States in order to shall, who was one of the architects of being a little abused when people like claim the moral high ground for them- the legal strategy to dismantle Jim Alexander Hamilton Stephens got their selves. If Democrats were serious about Crow and to replace Plessy v. Fer- statue down there. cleansing the U.S. Capitol of statues guson. Be that as it may, there is another depicting those with racist views, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The part of this bill that is put before us. Speaker PELOSI would insist the Joint time of the gentleman has expired. We have talked about the Dred Scott Committee on the Library make it a Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I decision. I am going to talk a little bit top priority to work with Arkansas and yield an additional 30 seconds to the about Roe v. Wade and a history of Roe North Carolina to expedite the replace- gentleman from Maryland. v. Wade that I think a lot of people Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, Jus- ment of these statues that are already don’t know about. I get this history in tice Marshall argued the White pri- in process. part from an article put out by mary line of cases: Smith v. Allwright The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Planned Parenthood and in part from a and Terry v. Adams. He argued Brown time of the gentleman has expired. book written by Bob Woodward. v. Board of Education. He became the Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, Obviously, Roe v. Wade could be de- first African-American Supreme Court I yield an additional 30 seconds to the scribed as the most significant court Justice. decision in that it legalized abortion, gentleman from Arkansas. As for all the other Federal office- Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, and we have 60 million fewer Ameri- holders who took an oath to support I am glad to hear the gentlewoman is cans than we would have if this deci- our Constitution but then defected to going to work to see the Billy Graham sion had not happened. the Confederacy and waged insurrec- However, a change was made in that statue is quickly added, and I ask that tion and rebellion against the United decision as they were debating it, up- she does the same for Arkansas statues States, they were banned by Section 3 ping that 60 million figure a little bit of Johnny Cash and Daisy Bates. of the 14th Amendment from ever serv- higher because a decision was made at Madam Speaker, we don’t need a do- ing in public office again, at the Fed- the end to go from allowing abortions nothing messaging bill from Demo- eral level, at the State level, or at the at 3 months to allowing abortions all crats. We don’t need another nanny- local level. the way until viability—late-term state mandate from House Democrats Why should they occupy a position of abortion. telling States what they need to do. honor and reverence in this building? The author of that decision, Justice What we need is a get-something-done Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, Blackmun, was just going to go 3 attitude and real leadership, and these may I inquire how much time is re- months, and he got a letter put out by statues will be gone out of the Capitol. maining? Thurgood Marshall, who wanted it to Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, just The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- be much higher. a note of the process. In fact, Arkansas 1 tleman from Georgia has 11 ⁄2 minutes I can’t tell you exactly how many is now selecting an artist to develop remaining. The gentlewoman from abortions past 3 months we have had in the Bates statue that has to be ap- California has 121⁄2 minutes remaining. this country, but it is probably over 5 proved before we can proceed. Mean- Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, million. And that was because while, even though they want to get rid prior to the organizing of the current Thurgood Marshall was in the right or of that statue, it stays here. If we pass Joint Committee on the Library, wrong position—however you want to this bill, the statue will be gone while Ranking Member RODNEY DAVIS and I look at it—to go from 3 months to Arkansas pursues a replacement. sent a letter to the Joint Committee making America one of seven countries Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to on the Library to demand immediate in the world where they allow abor- the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. action on North Carolina’s pending re- tions so late. And of those countries in- RASKIN), my colleague, a member of quest to replace the statue of Charles cludes North Korea, Vietnam, Red the Committee on House Administra- Brantley Aycock with the statue of China—not countries you want to be tion, and a scholar and former con- Reverend Billy Graham. associated with. stitutional law professor. So far, the request has been ignored, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, I but I can only assume it was because it time of the gentleman has expired. thank the chairwoman for her great would impede the ability to do what we Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, leadership on this. are doing here today. But I am encour- I yield an additional 30 seconds to the Madam Speaker, it is one thing to re- aged by the chair’s commitment to act gentleman from Wisconsin. member the Nation’s Confederate trai- on that very quickly. Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, if tors. It is another thing to glorify I would also say that this isn’t an this bill becomes law and we walk them. It is time to stop glorifying isolated case. There are currently eight through there, we are going to see white supremacy in black robes and States with pending requests, including Thurgood Marshall—or at least I will Confederate traitors who defected from Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Kansas, always look at him as the guy who the Union and took up arms against North Carolina, Nebraska, Utah, and weighed in and felt after abortion was the United States. Virginia. largely illegal in this country for its Now, I represent Frederick County, In fact, Georgia has just introduced first 200 years, the guy who kind of put Maryland, where Justice Taney lived. in this last session a new piece of legis- the foot on the gas and legalized late- The city of Frederick, 5 years ago, took lation to remove Stephens’ statue with term abortion and put the United down their statue of the man who that of the late Representative JOHN States in with those other six coun- wrote the Dred Scott opinion, which LEWIS, which is receiving bipartisan tries. found that an African American could support. In fact, the Republican Speak- Madam Speaker, for that reason, I never be a citizen within the meaning er of the House is the top cosponsor of am going to vote against this bill of Article III of the Constitution, and that legislation. today. And, hopefully, someday in in which he wrote: ‘‘Blacks have no Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to America, the Roe v. Wade decision and rights which the White man is bound to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. putting the United States in the posi- respect.’’ GROTHMAN). tion in which even 6- or 7-month-old

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REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM Madam Speaker, my constituent Madam Speaker, the great Thurgood (February 21, 2018, Press Release) Abraham Lincoln is buried in my dis- Marshall won 29 of 32 cases before the SAN FRANCISCO—Democratic Leader Nancy trict, the 13th District of Illinois, the Supreme Court of the United States of Pelosi issued this statement today on the first Republican President of our great America. He was eminently qualified passing of the Reverend Billy Graham: Nation. I am proud to represent that then and he is now, and this is a proper ‘‘Today, millions around the world grieve history. I stood on this floor debating thing for us to do. the loss of the Reverend Billy Graham. His and supporting this bill in the last Con- I want to close with this: If Judge clarion message of fellowship and faith lifted gress, and I will support it again. Taney and his cohorts had their way, and inspired countless members of the Chris- But please, Madam Speaker, please, tian community. there would be no person of color in ‘‘Reverend Graham’s leadership and firm please encourage the Democratic ma- this building today. partnership with the Reverend Dr. Martin jority to help us reform this broken Madam Speaker, if they had their Luther King, Jr. were vital in the fight for process that has delayed and delayed way, you would not be at that podium. civil rights in the South. His counsel to U.S. and kept statues of known Confed- Madam Speaker, I stand with Mr. Presidents, regardless of party, brought erates, known racists, who happen to HOYER. I am grateful for what he has grace and humility into our politics. In mo- be Democrats in the past, in this Cap- done, and I will vote for this legisla- ments of crisis, from terrorist attacks to itol. tion. Its time has long since come, and horrific natural disasters, Americans roiled Let’s work together. Let’s get this by tragedy and turmoil looked to Reverend done. Let’s stop playing games. we are doing the right thing. Dr. King Graham for solace. reminded us, ‘‘the time is always right ‘‘May it bring comfort to William, Nelson, And let’s actually open the Capitol to do that which is right.’’ Virginia, Anne, Ruth and the entire Graham again. It is kind of interesting and Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, family that so many around the world share ironic that no one can see these statues may I inquire how much time I have in their sorrow at this time.’’ because the Capitol is closed. remaining? Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. What are we doing to establish a plan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Madam Speaker, I agree with the to reopen our Capitol for our Nation to tleman has 8 minutes remaining. Speaker’s remarks. Reverend Graham actually share in this history, to share Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, was vital in the fight for civil rights in in the history of Abraham Lincoln, to it is refreshing to know that there is so the South. share in the history of our country, to much we actually do agree on in this So, today, I ask: Why are we still share in the special building that we Chamber, because the things that my having this conversation 6 years later? get the chance to walk in and work in good friend from Texas just said, we Why do the Democrats continue to while it remains closed? agree on, and we have agreed on since delay States’ efforts, like North Caro- Madam Speaker, I look forward to Abraham Lincoln was the President. lina and Arkansas, to replace the stat- working in a bipartisan way to reform Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to ues in question that are currently at this broken process. Madam Speaker, I the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROD- the Capitol? Why do Democrats delay am thankful for the opportunity to NEY DAVIS), my good friend, who is also action, keeping these statues of known speak today, and I intend to vote for the ranking member of the Committee racist Democrats in this building? this bill. on House Administration. Democrats have done nothing on any Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, may Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. statue for the past 6 months, leaving I ask how much time remains on both Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague statues of segregationists, known rac- sides. and my friend on the Committee on ists, and other Confederate Democrats The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. House Administration for running this in our Capitol. SCHRIER). The gentlewoman has 111⁄2 debate for our side. As an aside, we know this process minutes remaining. The gentleman Madam Speaker, despite its flaws, I shouldn’t take this long. Kansas, which from Georgia has 3 minutes remaining. intend to vote for the underlying bill. has no statues in question in the under- Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I But, nevertheless, I rise to highlight lying bill, has been waiting 22 years to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman several points the majority has failed put a statue of Amelia Earhart in the from California (Ms. BASS). to address. Capitol. Ms. BASS. Madam Speaker, I rise It has been 6 years—6 years—since Just yesterday, the chair of the Joint today in support of H.R. 3005 to remove the people of North Carolina, through Committee on the Library, a Demo- the bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney their elected State legislature, re- crat, signed the paperwork in about 30 and Confederate statues from public quested on a bipartisan basis to replace seconds when pressed on it, despite display in the U.S. Capitol Building. the State statue of Charles Brantley waiting over 6 months to organize the The people’s House can never truly Aycock, a former Democrat Governor Joint Committee on the Library this be for the people if it is lined with trib- of that State, who supported segrega- Congress. utes to those who fought to continue tion and white supremacy. It is clear that the Democrats could the enslavement of Black people in this The people of North Carolina have re- move these requests along at any time country. quested to replace the statue with a but instead are actively continuing to My ancestors built this building. sculpture of the late Reverend Billy delay the process. Imagine how they would feel knowing Graham, a worthy North Carolinian re- In an effort to speed up this process, that, more than 100 years after slavery spected and beloved by millions. I offered an amendment yesterday at was abolished in this country, we still Even the Speaker of the House has the Rules Committee that very reason- paid homage to the very people who be- had many kind words for Reverend ably would have addressed these delays trayed this country in order to keep Graham, only the fourth American and would have required the Joint my ancestors enslaved. ever to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. Committee on the Library to act with- Imagine how I and other African in 30 days of receiving any actionable Americans and people of color feel b 1600 items on statue replacement. Thirty walking through Statuary Hall, know- In a press release dated February 21, days, come on. ing that there are monuments to peo- 2018, the Speaker said in part the fol- Democrats ruled it out of order. I be- ple who supported, embraced, and lowing: ‘‘Reverend Graham’s leadership lieve that is because they wanted to fought for the breakup of our country. and firm partnership with the Rev- vote on this bill. Each of the statues in We are not trying to erase our his- erend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., question represents a known racist who tory. We must confront our past when

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Should we for so much of our history, the leaders honor a legal architect of slavery? Or and leading institutions of our govern- Even though Taney said that in 1857, should we honor a legal architect of ment and country did not view them as that would have been the popular defi- the civil rights movement? equal or, at times, even human. nition of all men are created equal, When I hear my colleagues on the When they enter the solemn Old Su- Blacks and Whites alike. other side of the aisle talk about the preme Court Chamber and stare into And those words have been used ever Democratic Party, I wonder if you are the cold marble eyes of Roger Brooke since by bigots and white supremacists aware of the whole history of the civil Taney, they are reminded that, at one to justify segregation, racial violence, rights movement, where Black people time, the highest court in our land de- and discrimination. and other people of color fought to clared that Black lives did not matter. Mr. Speaker, I say to my fellow col- enter the Democratic Party. And when Mr. Speaker, we ought not be sur- leagues that we must not allow the au- people objected to our participation, prised when our fellow citizens of color thor of those words to hold a place of and when people objected to our right raise signs that say: No, America, honor in our Capitol. That is why I in- to vote, those people left the Demo- Black lives do matter. That is some- troduced this legislation along with cratic Party and joined the Republican what what this debate is about. Representative BARBARA LEE; my dear Party. We are extremely aware of our In the infamous 1857 Dred Scott deci- friend of over a half a century, JIM history of racism in the Democratic sion written by Justice Taney, a distin- CLYBURN; Representative KAREN BASS, Party. guished citizen of Maryland revered in former Speaker of the California As- Part of our history as Americans is his time for his intellect and his ac- sembly; Chairman BENNIE THOMPSON that we criticize our country. We don’t complishments, Taney, in this terrible from Mississippi; and Representative just honor the nice stories of our his- decision, quoted the Declaration of G. K. BUTTERFIELD a North Carolina tory, but we honor and embrace all of Independence, which all of us quote so former Supreme Court Justice; and the our history. And we fight for a more often: ‘‘We hold these truths to be self- present chair of the Congressional perfect Union. Fighting for a more per- evident, that all men are created Black Caucus, Congresswoman JOYCE fect Union for people of color meant equal.’’ Today, we would say all men BEATTY from Ohio. fighting to enter the Democratic and women are equal, irrespective of Because this building, this sacred Party. color. space, this temple of democracy has It is my hope that my colleagues on But this Dred Scott decision ought to been defiled for too long. We owe it not the other side of the aisle will go back teach us a lesson today. It ought to to forget history. We must learn from to that history of the Republican Party humble us today. When people around history. But we ought not to honor that you honor and fight for the right us say, ‘‘Boy, that is the right deci- that which defiled the principles for of all Americans to vote. sion,’’ because it happens to be the de- which we think we stand and for which Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, cision of the moment, not a decision of I think we do stand. I reserve the balance of my time. history. It is time, Mr. Speaker, to remove Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I Beneath those lines, Taney wrote those symbols of slavery, segregation, yield 1 minute to the gentleman from these: ‘‘The general words,’’ that is, and sedition from these Halls. How re- Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the majority that all men are created equal, ‘‘The cently we saw, remembered the savage leader. general words above quoted would seem genocide in Tulsa just a few weeks ago, Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I to embrace the whole human family.’’ justified in the minds of many, I am thank the gentlewoman for yielding, Hear me, colleagues. This is Taney sure, that these, after all, were not and I am glad to be back. speaking in a decision where he is men who were created equal. They Madam Speaker, I have been out for about to say Black lives do not matter. 2 weeks, and now that I have a new He said, however, that it ‘‘would were not children created in the image knee, I am good for another 20 years. seem to embrace the whole human of God. And therefore, some rational- That is what they tell me. They guar- family,’’ not divided by color or gender ized the taking of their lives because, antee me that. or nationality or religion, the whole after all, their lives did not matter, Madam Speaker, when I brought this human race. And he went on to say: and therefore, no one was prosecuted, bill to the floor just about a year ago, ‘‘And if they were used in a similar in- no one was held accountable. I referred to our Capitol Building as a strument at this day would be so un- As I said, Roger Brooke Taney was sacred space for democracy, a symbol derstood.’’ I want you to think about from my State of Maryland, and I ac- around the world of democracy. The in- that. knowledge, as I was growing up as a tervening months have shown us, in I want you to think about it, col- kid in the late 1950s in high school and ways we could not have imagined then, leagues, with humility. Frankly, I then in college in the 1960s, my party just how true that statement was and want those who argue for the was the segregationist party. And my is. originalist point of view to think of party decided that we did not want to Sadly, we in this House, our col- that. Taney thought of that. And he be that party and that there was not a leagues in the Senate, all who work thought, in his day, in 1857, the whole home for segregationists in the Demo- here, experienced on January 6 a human family would be covered by ‘‘all cratic Party. That is a decision we wrenching reminder of how democracy men are created equal.’’ made consciously, knowing full well demands our eternal defense and vigi- But notwithstanding that belief, he the cost and that is why Lyndon John- lance. We watched our temple of de- did not so rule because he was mired in son said when he signed one of the civil mocracy defiled by a violent mob of in- the past, and the progress of those rights bills: We may have just given up surrectionists. For many of us here, some 90 years had alluded him because the South. that was a watershed moment, seeing he went on to say: But ‘‘the enslaved In our State capital of Annapolis, Mr. such evils pervade the halls of the African race were not intended to be Speaker, we removed the statue of American Capitol. included and formed no part of the peo- Chief Justice Taney, the highest rank- However, Madam Speaker, for Afri- ple who framed and adopted this Dec- ing Marylander in the Federal Govern- can Americans, who have been serving laration.’’ An originalist. ment in history. It had stood there here, working here, and visiting here The Founders were human. They when I was sworn in as a member of for many decades, that sense of defile- were extraordinary humans, but they the State Senate. And when I listened ment of this sacred space is all too fa- were human. Their environment shaped to Governor Agnew give his State of miliar for them. their thoughts, as they do ours. the Union, it was on the site of the

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We implore the JCL to honor the will of shall Park, a testament to the progress And even though they did not live it the people of North Carolina by moving im- and enlightenment that occurred from out perfectly, they articulated the per- mediately to complete its work on North Taney to Marshall in our State. fection of all men are created equal. Carolina’s request and to stand ready to as- The decision to remove Taney’s stat- And endowed not by the Constitution, sist as needed in order to ensure the State’s ue was long overdue, but as the gen- not by the laws of Congress, not by the wishes are finally realized without further tleman from Texas said Martin Luther majority vote of their fellow citizens, delay. Sincerely, King said: It is never too late to do the endowed by their creator with certain PATRICK MCHENRY. right thing. And this, today, is the unalienable rights. right thing. It reflects our growth as a VIRGINIA FOXX. That is what this vote is about today, RICHARD HUDSON. State as we have confronted the most and I urge my colleagues, vote ‘‘yes’’ TED BUDD. difficult parts of our history and it will for America, vote ‘‘yes’’ for its prin- DAVID ROUZER. reflect our growth as we recognize it ciples that are so respected properly DAN BISHOP. here, as we did overwhelmingly when around the world. GREGORY F. MURPHY, M.D. we passed this last year. Over a third of Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, to Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, I my Republican colleagues joined the the gentlewoman from California, I am include in the RECORD the official 10- Democratic colleagues in saying Black prepared to close if she is. I reserve the step Architect of the Capitol statue re- lives do, in fact, matter. balance of my time. moval and replacement process. Those who say we shouldn’t teach Ms. LOFGREN. Well, the other This process was established in the about slavery or that we should sweep speakers we are expecting I think are 2000 omnibus and further defined in it under the rug or that we should skip caught up in a long appropriations 2014 and requires coordination between over the lines in our Constitution that markup, so you may proceed. I reserve the State, the Architect of the Capitol, reference it, do a disservice to our un- the balance of my time. and the Joint Committee on the Li- derstanding of America’s greatness. Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, I brary. All requests for statue replace- JIM CLYBURN, our whip, a civil rights yield myself the balance of my time. ments begin in State legislatures and hero in his own right, likes to quote de Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD is then communicated to the Architect Tocqueville saying that America’s a letter from the members of the North of the Capitol who then manages the greatness is not that it always does the Carolina delegation that was written communication of the request to the right thing. America’s greatness is to the Joint Committee on the Library JCL for approval through the process. that it is willing to correct its wrongs. encouraging them to move quickly on ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL We are great because we approach our their request to replace the Aycock January 2014. past with humility and openness. And statue with that of Billy Graham. PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES FOR REPLACE- we are great because we continue to MENT OF STATUES IN THE NATIONAL STAT- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES protect our democracy through more UARY HALL COLLECTION Washington, DC, June 29, 2021. inclusion, more tolerance, more jus- Hon. ZOE LOFGREN, The creation of the National Statuary Hall tice, more equality, that all men and Chairperson, Collection was authorized by the United women, irrespective of artificial dis- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. States Congress in 1864 to allow each State tinctions or real distinctions, are equal Hon. AMY KLOBUCHAR, to provide two statues of notable citizens for in the eyes of our Constitution and of Ranking Member, display in the United States Capitol. The our laws. Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. Joint Committee on the Library of Congress That is why Democrats and Repub- CHAIRPERSON LOFGREN AND RANKING MEM- has oversight of the collection, and, under the committee’s direction, the Architect of licans came together earlier this BER KLOBUCHAR: We write today to encour- age the Joint Committee of Congress on the the Capitol (AOC) is responsible for the re- month to make Juneteenth a national ception, placement, and care of the statues. holiday, overwhelmingly, a handful Library’s (JCL) expeditious approval of the North Carolina General Assembly’s request In accordance with legislation enacted in voting against that, in an articulation to replace the State’s current statues in the 2000, ‘‘Any State may request the Joint Com- of our principles today, not yesterday. National Statuary Hall Collection. Since mittee on the Library of Congress to approve That was Roger Brooke Taney’s great 2015, North Carolina has worked to replace the replacement of a statue the State has blindness. That is why I believe we can one of its current statues, which depicts provided for display in Statuary Hall’’ under take this important step together Charles Brantley Aycock, an individual asso- two conditions: (A) the request has been approved by a res- today. ciated with white supremacy, with one of the late Reverend William Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Gra- olution adopted by the legislature of the Mr. Speaker, I ask the House once State and the request has been approved by again to join me in passing this legisla- ham, Jr. Despite North Carolina’s diligent efforts in coordination with the Architect of the Governor of the State, and tion, to remove these statues and bust (B) the statue to be replaced has been dis- the Capitol (AOC) and past Joint Commit- played in the Capitol of the United States for of Chief Justice Taney from the Cap- tees on the Library, the statue of Aycock re- at least 10 years as of the time the request is itol. Not to forget them. Not to say mains. made, except that the Joint Committee may they weren’t part of history, but they On October 2, 2015, the North Carolina Gen- waive this requirement for cause at the re- are not deserving of our honor. Not be- eral Assembly passed Session Law 2015–269; quest of a State. cause we want to erase history but be- HB 540, ‘‘An Act Requesting the Joint Com- cause we are determined to confront it. mittee on the Library of Congress to Ap- Steps in the Procedure As a Marylander, proud of steps we prove the Replacement of the Statue of 1. Responsibilities of the State. The State have taken in Annapolis, I believe that Charles Brantley Aycock in National Stat- legislature enacts a resolution that identi- uary Hall with the Statue of the Reverend fies the statue to be replaced, names the in- Justice Thurgood Marshall would be a dividual to be newly commemorated and far better ambassador for the greatness William Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr.’’ This legislation passed the North Carolina House cites his or her qualifications, selects a com- of American democracy and for our with bipartisan support and passed the North mittee or commission to represent the State State of Maryland than Roger Brooke Carolina Senate unanimously. in selecting the sculptor, and directs the Taney. Where Roger Brooke Taney rep- In February 2018, North Carolina Governor method of obtaining the necessary funds to resents the worst of American justice Roy Cooper and Lieutenant Governor Dan carry the resolution into effect. Expendi- and racism, Thurgood Marshall rep- Forest sent letters to the AOC in support of tures for which the State is responsible in- resents the best of justice and equality. the General Assembly’s request. clude the cost of paying the sculptor for de- He deserves to be honored in this Cap- On July 29, 2020, the North Carolina Legis- signing and carving or casting the statue; de- lature’s Statuary Hall Selection Committee signing and fabricating the pedestal; trans- itol for his trailblazing career and life- unanimously approved the design of the Rev. porting the statue and pedestal to the United long dedication to civil rights and Graham statue. States Capitol; removing and transporting equal justice for all. According to the AOC, North Carolina’s re- the replaced statue; temporarily erecting the Mr. Speaker, I hope all of my col- quest continues to await JCL approval to new statue on its pedestal in the location ap- leagues, not as Republicans and Demo- proceed to step five of the ten-step replace- proved for the unveiling ceremony; certain

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This work must be coordi- feet, and the total height, including the ped- Capitol a written request to provide a new nated with the Architect of the Capitol. estal, no greater than eleven feet. Within statue, a description of the location in the The replaced statue must be removed that size range, the combined weight of a State where the replaced statue will be dis- shortly before the new statue is brought into bronze statue and its pedestal should not ex- played after it is transferred, and a copy of the Capitol. Before the replaced statue is re- ceed 5,000 pounds; a marble statue and its the applicable enacted State legislation au- moved, a document transferring ownership of pedestal should weigh no more than 10,000 thorizing the replacement. The Architect of that statue from the federal government to pounds. the Capitol will review the request for com- the State will be signed by the designated Patina and Coating. For bronze statues, pleteness and will forward it to the Joint State official. the selected patina and coating must be eas- Committee on the Library. 10. Permanent Location. The permanent ily maintained and repaired. Formulas for 3. Joint Committee on the Library Action. location for the replacement statue will be the patinating and coating materials must The Joint Committee on the Library will ap- approved by the Joint Committee on the Li- be provided to the Architect of the Capitol prove or deny the request. brary. The National Statuary Hall collection for use during future maintenance. 4. Agreement Regarding Replacement. If is located in several areas of the Capitol: Na- Other Considerations. The statue and ped- the request is approved by the Joint Com- tional Statuary Hall (the Old Hall of the estal should not be a potential source of safe- mittee on the Library, the Architect of the House), the Rotunda, the second-floor House ty hazards. They should not have any pro- Capitol will formalize an agreement with the and Senate corridors, the Hall of Columns, truding or sharp element that could cause State to guide the process. The agreement the Crypt, and the Capitol Visitor Center. harm or be an obstacle for persons in the consists of the State’s commitment to follow The Architect of the Capitol will make rec- building. the guidelines for the design and fabrication ommendations for placement of the new Relevant Legislation of statues (see below) and to take responsi- statue with the least possible disruption to The law creating National Statuary Hall is bility for any cost related to the design, con- previously placed statues while maintaining the act of July 2, 1864 (2 U.S.C. §2131) (for- struction, transportation, and placement of a harmonious arrangement. To assist in de- merly 40 U.S.C. 187), which established that the new statue; the removal and transpor- veloping this recommendation, the agency’s each State had the right to donate ‘‘statues, tation of the statue being replaced; and any structural engineer will determine whether in marble or bronze, not exceeding two in unveiling ceremony. The agreement is be- the floor in any proposed location can safely number for each State, of deceased persons tween the Architect of the Capitol and the support the weight of the statue. If the re- who have been citizens thereof, and illus- State. If the State authorizes a commission, placement statue is suitable in weight and trious for their historic renown or for distin- foundation, or other entity to act upon its dimensions, it will normally take the place guished civic or military services . . . .’’ behalf in subsequent parts of the process, the of the replaced statue. If not, the Architect This law was modified in 2000 by Sec. 311 of governor must so notify the Architect of the of the Capitol will, upon the approval of the H.R. 5657 (included by reference in H.R. 4577) Capitol in writing. Joint Committee on the Library and with and established as law by P.L. 106–554, which 5. Approval of Maquette. The State or its the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts as provides that ‘‘Any state may request the representative shall submit to the Architect requested, relocate statues within the Cap- Joint Committee on the Library of Congress of the Capitol, for review and final approval itol. to approve the replacement of a statue the by the Joint Committee on the Library, pho- If necessary, after the statue has been un- State has provided for display in Statuary tographs of the maquette from all four sides veiled, the Architect of the Capitol will be Hall in the Capitol of the United States and the proposed dimensions of the com- responsible for moving it to the permanent . . . .’’ 2 U.S.C. § 2132. pleted statue. location approved by the Joint Committee Supervision and direction of the collection 6. Approval of Full-Size Clay Model and on the Library. Pedestal Design, Including Proposed Inscrip- are assigned to the Architect of the Capitol tion. The State shall submit to the Architect Guidelines for Replacement Statues by the act of August 15, 1876 (19 Stat. 147), 2 of the Capitol, for review and final approval The guidelines below are provided for ref- U.S.C. § 2131. With the approval of the congressional by the Joint Committee on the Library, pho- erence only; they may be modified in par- Joint Committee on the Library, the Archi- tographs of the model from all four sides, di- ticular cases by the Joint Committee on the tect of the Capitol is responsible for the re- mensions, engineering drawings of the ped- Library. Images of the one hundred statues ception and location of the statues in this estal, the anticipated weight of the com- now in the collection are available at the Ar- collection, first established by H. Con. Res. pleted statue and pedestal, and the text of chitect of the Capitol website (www.aoc.gov). 47, agreed to February 24, 1933, and included any proposed inscriptions. Any structural, Subject. The subject of the statue must be in P.L. 106–554. 2 U.S.C. § 2132. safety, and design concerns will need to be a deceased person who was a citizen of the addressed before final approval. United States and is illustrious for historic Excerpt From Public Law 106–554 7. Approval of Completed Statue, Cast in renown or for distinguished civic or military Sec. 311. (a)(1) Any State may request the Bronze or Carved in Marble, and Completed services. Statues may represent only one in- Joint Committee on the Library of Congress Pedestal. The State shall submit to the Ar- dividual (ruling adopted by the Joint Com- to approve the replacement of a statue the chitect of the Capitol, for review and final mittee on the Library at meeting of March State has provided for display in Statuary approval by the Joint Committee on the Li- 13, 1950). Statues should represent the full Hall in the Capitol of the United States brary, photographs of the completed statue length. under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 and pedestal from all four sides, dimensions, Material. The statue must be made of mar- U.S.C. 187). the final weight, and the text of any inscrip- ble or bronze. Replacement statues made of (2) A request shall be considered under tions. the same material as the replaced statue are paragraph (1) only if— 8. Ceremony and Program. The holding of preferred. Materials from domestic sources, (A) the request has been approved by a res- an unveiling ceremony is optional. Permis- including, as applicable, sources in the terri- olution adopted by the legislature of the sion to use the Rotunda or Emancipation tories and possessions of the United States, State and the request has been approved by Hall must be granted by concurrent resolu- are preferred. the Governor of the State, and tion of the Congress, and legislation by the Pedestal. To reduce weight, the Architect (B) the statue to be replaced has been dis- Congress is required to authorize printing of of the Capitol recommends that the pedestal played in the Capitol of the United States for the proceedings at government expense. The be made of a hollow steel frame faced in at least 10 years as of the time the request is State may contact its delegation in Congress granite or other stone or be made of bronze. made, except that the Joint Committee may for assistance and for introduction of the re- It is recommended that the pedestal be de- waive this requirement for cause at the re- quired legislation. signed and constructed with a removable quest of a State. Although no law requires the Congress to panel (usually in the back) to allow access to (b) If the Joint Committee on the Library accept statues by formal resolution, it is rec- attachment bolts. The pedestal design, di- of Congress approves a request under sub- ommended that acceptance of the statue by mensions, and weight must be submitted to section (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall the Congress be included in the legislation the Architect of the Capitol for review. enter into an agreement with the State to introduced for the use the Rotunda or Eman- Inscriptions. Inscriptions on the pedestal carry out the replacement in accordance cipation Hall for the unveiling ceremony. should include the name of the State and of with the request and any conditions the The State must arrange the program for the individual represented. The preferred op- Joint Committee may require for its ap- the ceremony with the Speaker of the House, tion is that inscriptions be carved. Alter- proval. Such agreement shall provide that— who will ensure that congressional participa- natively, they can be raised or cast on a (1) the new statue shall be subject to the tion is bipartisan and bicameral and that the bronze plaque. It is traditional and preferred same conditions and restrictions as apply to program concludes in a reasonable time. The that inscriptions be simple and that they ap- any statue provided by a State under section Architect of the Capitol provides support for pear only on the front of the pedestal. The 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187), any unveiling ceremony. proposed inscription should be submitted for and

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The Joint Committee’s delayed or- be so abundant if we just hold on to two statues on display in the Capitol of the ganization has directly affected the public’s these ideas and principles. And those United States. access to one of the Capitol campus’ main at- statues that we have in this Capitol (d) (1) Subject to the approval of the Joint tractions, the U.S. Botanic Garden, which to should reflect those values, and I can Committee on the Library, ownership of any this day remains closed awaiting permission think of no one that reflects those val- from the JCL to re-welcome visitors. We statue replaced under this section shall be ues more than the Reverend Billy Gra- transferred to the State. must take up this matter of business imme- diately, as the USBG’s reopening plans and ham. (2) If any statue is removed from the Cap- Madam Speaker, I include in the itol of the United States as part of a transfer executive leadership team have informed of ownership under paragraph (1), then it oversight stakeholders of the campus’ readi- RECORD the General Assembly of North may not be returned to the Capitol for dis- ness for safe and immediate reopening. Carolina bill requesting that the stat- play unless such display is specifically au- Consideration of the request by the State ues be replaced. thorized by Federal law. of North Carolina. The State of North Caro- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH (e) The Architect of the Capitol, upon the lina is anxiously awaiting JCL’s action on CAROLINA SESSION 2015 its request for the removal and replacement approval of the Joint Committee on the Li- HOUSE BILL 540—RATIFIED BILL of one of the state’s contributions to the Na- brary and with the advice of the Commission An act requesting the Joint Committee on of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized and tional Statuary Hall Collection. Already years into this process, the request is await- the Library of Congress to approve the re- directed to relocate within the United States placement of the statue of Charles Brantley ing JCL approval and the Architect of the Capitol any of the statues received from the Aycock in National Statuary Hall with a Capitol is ready to partner with us to move States under section 1814 of the Revised statue of the Reverend William Franklin Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187) prior to the date of the process along. As members of the Joint Committee, we ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr. the enactment of this Act, and to provide for Whereas, in 1864, Congress established Na- stand ready to get to work, while upholding the reception, location, and relocation of the tional Statuary Hall in the Old Hall of the the long tradition of bipartisanship and bi- statues received hereafter from the States House of Representatives in the United cameralism. As the incoming Chairperson, under such section. States Capitol, and authorized each state to we encourage you to add the above items to contribute to the Hall two statues that rep- Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, the agenda of the JCL’s first organizing resent important historical figures of each I have a document which is the chart of meeting so that we can begin to address state; and every State’s request that is currently these pressing issues. Whereas, North Carolina currently has in the process of getting a statue re- Sincerely, statues on display in the National Statuary placed. RODNEY DAVIS, Hall Collection of former governors Zebulon Madam Speaker, I include in the Ranking Member, Vance and Charles Brantley Aycock given by Committee on House Administration. RECORD a timeline of the Joint Com- the State in 1916 and 1932, respectively; and BARRY LOUDERMILK, Whereas, in 2000, Congress enacted legisla- mittee on the Library’s organization Member, for this Congress, including the min- tion authorizing states the ability to request Committee on House Administration. that the Joint Committee on the Library of utes of the first JCL organizing meet- Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, Congress approve the replacement of a stat- ing. I have a readout from the House Rules ue the state had provided for display in Stat- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committee meeting on H.R. 3005 re- uary Hall; and COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, corded June 28, 2021, at which time the Whereas, William Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Gra- Washington, DC, June 29, 2021. ham, Jr., was born on November 7, 1918, to Submission for the Record Joint Committee on the Library chair, William Franklin Graham and Morrow OE OFGREN TIMELINE OF JOINT COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS Z L , announced her approval Coffey Graham, and was reared on a dairy ON THE LIBRARY ORGANIZATION FOR THE of the Kansas longstanding request to farm in Charlotte, North Carolina; and 117TH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES update their contribution to be a stat- Whereas, Billy Graham attended the Flor- ida Bible Institute from 1937 to 1940, grad- On January 3, 2021, the 117th Congress had ue of Amelia Earhart, and I thank the uating 1940, and was ordained to the ministry its opening day. Congresswoman LOFGREN for taking in 1939; and On April 16, 2021, the House of Representa- that direction. Whereas, Billy Graham served as pastor of tives passed H. Res. 321, Electing Members to Madam Speaker, I have the official The Village Church in Western Springs, Illi- the Joint Committee of Congress on the Li- collection of correspondence from the nois, from 1943 to 1945; as a member of Youth brary and the Joint Committee on Printing. State of Kansas to the Architect of the for Christ International, where he ministered On May 26, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed S. Capitol that informs them where Kan- to young people and military personnel from Res. 244, A resolution providing for members sas is in the 10-step replacement proc- 1945 to 1950; and as President of North- on the part of the Senate of the Joint Com- ess. western Schools, a liberal arts college, Bible mittee on Printing and the Joint Committee school, and theological seminary, from 1947 of Congress on the Library. Madam Speaker, that process began 22 years ago in 1999, and I thank you to 1952; and On June 23, the Joint Committee of Con- Whereas, after World War II, Reverend gress on the Library gaveled into session for your indulgence with that. Graham preached throughout the United around 4:00 p.m. Madam Speaker, I just want to reit- States and Europe and attained inter- Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, erate that there is much that was said national prominence as an evangelist I include in the RECORD a letter to the here today that we are in agreement through a series of crusades that began in Joint Committee on the Library Chair with. Something that the esteemed 1949; and Whereas, since 1950, Reverend Graham has LOFGREN requesting organization con- majority leader said I think needs to be conducted his ministry through the Billy sideration of North Carolina’s statue reemphasized and is again the reason why I have adamantly fought to re- Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), and reopening of the U.S. Botanic Gar- reaching multitudes of people by means of a den. place the statue of Stephens, the Geor- weekly radio program, ‘‘Hour of Decision’’; a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, gia statue of Alexander Stephens, be- newspaper column, ‘‘My Answer’’; televised COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, cause of his criticism of our Founders. crusades; articles published in ‘‘Decision’’ Washington, DC, June 17, 2021. His criticism was that they truly be- magazine; and evangelistic films produced Hon. ZOE LOFGREN, lieved those ideas that were written in and distributed by World Wide Pictures and Chairperson, Committee on House Administra- our Declaration of Independence that now reaching millions through the BGEA tion, all men are created equal. In fact, he Web site and the Billy Graham Library in Washington, DC. said that that was the flaw of our Na- Charlotte; and CHAIRPERSON LOFGREN: More than six Whereas, over the years, Reverend Graham months have passed since the start of the tion. has preached to live audiences of nearly 215 117th Congress, and it is our understanding That is why they rebelled against million people in more than 185 countries that the Joint Committee of Congress on the this Nation; that we should go back to and territories and has preached to an esti- Library (JCL) will officially organize next those original principles and have peo- mated 2.2 billion people through television week. We are looking forward to the JCL’s ple here that honor the idea that God and technology; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JN7.023 H29JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE June 29, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3275 Whereas, Reverend Graham has been a re- to be placed in the National Statuary Hall b 1630 nowned humanitarian and philanthropist, Collection and review and approve the plans In that time, I actually have ap- providing financial assistance to victims of for the statue. disasters, as well as collecting and distrib- (2) Identify a method of obtaining the nec- proved the reopening of the Botanical uting clothing to those in need all around essary funds needed to pay for all of the fol- Gardens. I have approved the replace- the world over the years; and lowing: ment of the Kansas statue that I re- Whereas, Reverend Graham has counseled a. The sculptor for designing and carving ceived the letter on Friday. And I have 12 Presidents and has participated in nine or casting the statue. just received the information on North presidential inaugurations; and b. The design and fabrication of the ped- Carolina, and I plan to work on that Whereas, Reverend Graham has also coun- estal. seled world leaders and has participated in c. The transportation of the statue and very hard and, hopefully, very prompt- many historic occasions, and has been called pedestal to the United States Capitol. ly get a decision. upon as the ‘‘nation’s pastor’’ during times d. The removal and transportation of the So I don’t think that speaks to undue of national crisis. He spoke at the National replaced statue. delay in the 6 days that I have been Cathedral service in Washington, D.C., three e. The temporary placement of the new chair of the Joint Committee on the days after the 9/11 attack in 2001, as the na- statue in the Rotunda of the Capitol for the Library. tion and world watched and listened. Five unveiling ceremony. I do think it is important that we presidents, including George W. Bush, Bill f. The unveiling ceremony. take the step to remove these Confed- Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, g. Any other expenses that the Committee and Gerald Ford, and their wives were in the determines are necessary to incur. erates and segregationists and pro- audience; and Section 3.(e) Compensation; Administra- slavery statues from our Statuary Whereas, in 2012, Reverend Graham was tion.—Members of the Committee shall re- Hall. In some cases, States have either listed on the ‘‘The Ten Most Admired Men in ceive subsistence and travel allowances at started the steps to remove them. But the World List’’ for the 56th time. He was the rates set forth in G.S. 120–3.1, 138–5, or while that process is ongoing, these in- first selected in 1955. According to the latest 138–6, as appropriate, The Committee may dividuals are on a pedestal. And we list, Reverend Graham was tied as Number 3 contract for consultants or hire employees in cannot forget our history, but we don’t with Mitt Romney, George W, Bush, and accordance with G.S. 120–32.02, The Legisla- Pope Benedict XVI behind President Barack tive Services Commission, through the Leg- have to put segregationists and pro- Obama and Nelson Mandela; and islative Services Officer, shall assign profes- slavery historical figures on a pedestal. Whereas, admired and beloved by both sional staff to assist the Committee in its We don’t honor them, although we do Christians and non-Christians, Reverend work. Upon the direction of the Legislative remember them. Graham continues to inspire the world with Services Commission, the Directors of Legis- So let’s adopt this measure to deal his good works; and lative Assistants of the Senate and of the with those statues. Whereas, there have been many great House of Representatives shall assign cler- But there is another thing. There are North Carolinians, but few have impacted ical staff to the Committee. The expenses for situations such as the statue of Justice the world more than Billy Graham; and . clerical employees shall be borne by the Taney that were not sent here by any Whereas, it is appropriate to honor Rev- Committee. erend Graham’s life and works by placing his Section 3.(f) Reports; Termination.—The State, and only we can remove them likeness in the National Statuary Hall Col- Committee shall make an interim report to expeditiously. We have said, and we lection for display in the United States Cap- the 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General have heard from people more eloquent itol; Now, therefore, Assembly and an annual report thereafter than I about why Justice Taney should The General Assembly of North Carolina until the Committee has completed the du- not be honored. enacts: ties set out in subsection (d) of this section, Section 1. The General Assembly requests In 1865, a few years before the Taney at which time the Committee shall termi- that the Joint Committee on the Library of bust was ultimately commissioned, the nate. Congress approve the replacement of the Senate debated it. They debated wheth- Section 4. The Secretary of State shall er to commission the bust of Justice statue of Charles Brantley Aycock in the Na- transmit a certified copy of this act to the tional Statuary Hall Collection currently on members of the Joint Committee on the Li- Taney for the Supreme Court room. display in the United States Capitol with a brary of Congress and North Carolina’s con- And during that debate, Senator statue of the Reverend William Franklin gressional delegation. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts said ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr. Section 5. This act is effective when it be- this: ‘‘I object to that; that now an Section 2. The General Assembly requests comes law. In the General Assembly read that the Honorable Pat McCrory, Govern of emancipated country should make a three times and ratified this the 21st day of the State of North Carolina, extend to the bust to the author of the Dred Scott September, 2015. Joint Committee on the Library of Congress decision. Judgment is beginning now; Approved 10:23 a.m. this 2nd day of Octo- his approval of the General Assembly’s re- ber, 2015. and an emancipated country will fasten quest to replace the statue of Charles TOM APODACA, upon him the stigma which he de- Brantley Aycock in the National Statuary Presiding Officer. serves.’’ Hall Collection currently on display in the PAUL STAM, Now, it may have taken longer than United States Capitol with a statue of the Presiding Officer of the House of Senator Sumner envisioned, in fact, 156 Reverend Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr. Representatives. Section 3.(a) There is created the Statuary years to attach the stigma that be- PAT MCCRORY, Hall Selection Committee (the ‘‘Com- longs to Justice Taney, but we will at- Governor. mittee’’). tach that stigma today if we pass this Section 3.(b) Membership—The Committee Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, bill. shall be composed of seven members. as fol- I yield back the balance of my time. In closing, I just want to say that all lows: Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I of us are here for a few years. Some (1) Four members appointed by the Presi- yield myself the balance of my time. longer, some shorter, but we are just dent Pro Tempore of the Senate, one of Just a couple of clarifications be- whom shall be a representative of the Billy here for a little slice of history. And I Graham Evangelistic Association, or the As- cause I think it may be confusing to feel fortunate that my little slice of sociation’s designee. the general public hearing about what history allowed me to be here the same (2) Three members appointed by the Speak- is really a rather arcane process for time as the late John Lewis. I can al- er of the House of Representatives. States to add and remove statues. most imagine him standing here on the Section 3.(c) Terms; Chairs; Vacancies; The Joint Committee on the Library floor. How fortunate I am to have Quorum.—Members shall serve terms of four ultimately approves it, but the process years, The Committee shall have two co- served with him. And how fortunate I chairs, one designated by the President Pro is driven by the States, the Architect am to serve with our majority whip, Tempore of the Senate and one designated by of the Capitol does all of the heavy lift- Mr. CLYBURN, who put his body on the the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ing, looking at the statues, making line to fight against segregation and to from among their appointees. The Com- sure that the replacement statue meets fight for voting rights. They are lead- mittee shall meet upon the call of the co- the engineering requirements and the ers of our country. I am proud to serve chairs. Vacancies shall be filled by the ap- like. I would just like to note that with them. Let’s show how much we pointing authority. A quorum of the Com- until last Wednesday, Senator ROY honor them by voting for this bill. mittee shall be a majority of the members. BLUNT was chair of the Joint Com- Section 3.(d) Duties.—The Committee shal1 Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- do the following: mittee on the Library, and I have been ance of my time. (1) Select a sculptor to create a statue of chair of the Joint Committee on the Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I the Reverend Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr., Library now for 6 days. thank Chair LOFGREN for her leadership. I’d

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(H.R. 2662) to amend the Inspector Gen- I rise in strong support of H.R. 3005, which TITLE IX—COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS eral Act of 1978, and for other purposes, GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFI- will remove shameful monuments to slavery, and ask for its immediate consider- CIENCY APPROPRIATION segregation, and white supremacy from the ation. Sec. 901. CIGIE appropriation. U.S Capitol. In 2017, in the wake of the white The Clerk read the title of the bill. TITLE X—NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO nationalist rally in Charlottesville, I introduced The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- PROVIDE INSPECTORS GENERAL ACCESS the Confederate Monument Removal Act to ant to House Resolution 504, the Sec. 1001. Notice of refusal to provide informa- remove all statues of people who voluntarily amendment in the nature of a sub- tion or assistance to Inspectors served the Confederacy from the Capitol build- stitute recommended by the Com- General. ing, so thank you for including this in this cur- mittee on Oversight and Reform, print- TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENTS TO INSPECTOR rent bill. Venerating those who took up arms ed in the bill, is adopted, and the bill, GENERAL TRAINING against the United States to preserve slavery as amended, is considered read. Sec. 1101. Short title. is an affront to the human dignity of all Ameri- The text of the bill, as amended, is as Sec. 1102. Enhancements to Inspector General cans. follows: Training. These painful symbols of bigotry and racism H.R. 2662 TITLE XII—BUDGETARY EFFECTS have no place in our society and certainly Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Sec. 1201. Determination of budgetary effects. should not be enshrined in the U.S. Capitol. resentatives of the United States of America in TITLE XIII—SEVERABILITY Following our historic vote on Juneteenth, it is Congress assembled, Sec. 1301. Severability. past time for Congress to stop glorifying the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL men who committed treason against the (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as INDEPENDENCE United States to keep African Americans in the ‘‘IG Independence and Empowerment Act’’. SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. chains. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector Gen- tents for this Act is as follows: The movement to honor Confederate sol- eral Independence Act’’. diers was a deliberate act to rewrite history Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. SEC. 102. AMENDMENT. and diminish the role of slavery in the out- TITLE I—INSPECTOR GENERAL The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. break of hostilities between the North and the INDEPENDENCE App.) is amended— South. The Confederacy sought to uphold the Sec. 101. Short title. (1) in section 3(b)— institution of slavery and maintain a racial hier- Sec. 102. Amendment. (A) by striking ‘‘An Inspector General’’ and archy that brutalized and oppressed Black TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION inserting: people. This ideology of white supremacy led OF CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR ‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; GENERAL (B) by inserting after ‘‘by the President’’ the to the rise of Confederate memorials in the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph (2)’’; 20th century. Most Confederate statutes were Sec. 201. Short title. and erected during periods of extreme civil rights Sec. 202. Change in status of Inspector General (C) by inserting at the end the following new tension, not in the immediate aftermath of the offices. paragraph: Civil War. Placed in public spaces, they were Sec. 203. Presidential explanation of failure to ‘‘(2) The President may remove an Inspector nominate an Inspector General. testaments to the enduring notion of white su- General only for any of the following grounds premacy and used to push back against the TITLE III—VACANCY OF INSPECTOR (and the documentation of any such ground GENERAL POSITIONS movement for equality for African Americans. shall be included in the communication required pursuant to paragraph (1)): They are symbols of white supremacy and ha- Sec. 301. Vacancy of Inspector General posi- tions. ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. tred, not Southern heritage. They don’t belong ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. TITLE IV—COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GEN- here in the U.S. Capitol. ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. ERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or We are in a critical moment to act. The re- TRANSPARENCY moval of Confederate statues from the U.S. conduct involving moral turpitude. Sec. 401. Short title. Capitol is an important step in confronting our ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a law Sec. 402. Additional information to be included or regulation. nation’s painful legacy of slavery, racism, and in requests and reports to Con- ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. oppression. As a descendant of enslaved Afri- gress. ‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. cans, I support this bill and I ask for an ‘aye’ Sec. 403. Availability of information to members ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. vote. of Congress regarding certain al- ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’; and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. legations of wrongdoing closed (2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end SCHRIER). All time for debate has ex- without referral. the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may be re- pired. Sec. 404. Semiannual report. moved only for any of the following grounds Sec. 405. Additional reports; rules of construc- (and the documentation of any such ground Pursuant to House Resolution 504, tion. shall be included in the communication required the previous question is ordered on the Sec. 406. Membership of Integrity Committee. pursuant to this paragraph): bill. Sec. 407. Requirement to refer allegations of ‘‘(A) Documented permanent incapacity. The question is on the engrossment wrongdoing against Inspector ‘‘(B) Documented neglect of duty. and third reading of the bill. General to Integrity Committee. ‘‘(C) Documented malfeasance. The bill was ordered to be engrossed Sec. 408. Requirement to report final disposition ‘‘(D) Documented conviction of a felony or to Congress. conduct involving moral turpitude. and read a third time, and was read the ‘‘(E) Documented knowing violation of a law third time. TITLE V—ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL or regulation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘(F) Documented gross mismanagement. question is on passage of the bill. Sec. 501. Short title. ‘‘(G) Documented gross waste of funds. Sec. 502. Additional authority provisions for In- ‘‘(H) Documented abuse of authority. The question was taken; and the spectors General. Speaker pro tempore announced that ‘‘(I) Documented inefficiency.’’. TITLE VI—INVESTIGATIONS OF TITLE II—CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION the ayes appeared to have it. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, OF CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR Sec. 601. Short title. GENERAL on that I demand the yeas and nays. Sec. 602. Investigations of Department of Jus- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. tice personnel. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector Gen- ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution TITLE VII—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR eral Protection Act’’. 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS SEC. 202. CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- Sec. 701. Short title. GENERAL OFFICES. ther proceedings on this question are Sec. 702. Office of Inspector General whistle- (a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL postponed. blower complaints. OF OFFICES.—Paragraph (1) of section 3(b) of

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