CNN reports:
The House on Monday passed legislation to erect statues of former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the grounds of the US Capitol. The bill — which passed the House in a 349 to 63 vote — now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
It had cleared the Senate by unanimous consent in December 2021. The legislation stipulates that the statues should be placed within two years of its enactment, and that priority should be given to any spot close to the old Supreme Court chamber in the Senate wing of the Capitol.
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Here’s the 63 House Republicans who voted against a bill to place statues of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the US Capitol. The bill passed 349-63. pic.twitter.com/J8z7tTKiXI
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 29, 2022
63 Republicans just voted against a bill to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor with statues in the Capitol.
The bill still passed handily, 349-63, and now heads to Biden’s desk.
https://t.co/8svtiIYNED— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) March 28, 2022
Someone at least put Davis in his wife’s dress, which is what he was wearing when he was caught fleeing the Union army. https://t.co/15q6Jg7UGm
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) March 29, 2022