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S. 514 (117th): A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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She would join other Supreme Court justices depicted as statues in the building, including Edward Douglass White.

Context

Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued six cases before the Supreme Court before being nominated as a justice herself by President Bill Clinton in 1993. The Senate confirmed her 96–3 to become the nation’s second female justice in history, including an ‘aye’ vote from current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Nicknamed “The Notorious R.B.G.,” she served for 27 years, achieving something of a cult following among the left. In perhaps the most famous case during her tenure, she was one of the four dissenting justices who sided with Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in the 2000 decision Bush v. Gore, which stopped the recount in Florida and essentially finalized Republican George …

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Amy Klobuchar

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Minnesota. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 1, 2021
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Mar 1, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 3294: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United …
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 13, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

15 Cosponsors (15 Democrats)

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History

Sep 24, 2020
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4710 (116th).
Mar 1, 2021
 
Introduced

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Dec 9, 2021
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3294 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 514 (117th).
Mar 28, 2022
 
Final Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3294 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 514 (117th).
Apr 13, 2022
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3294 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 514 (117th).

S. 514 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 514. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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