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House vote: H.R. 7573 // July 22, 2020Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 7573

Sponsor: STENY HOYER (D-MD)

This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol. The bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall. The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public.

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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

305 votes, representing 176,936,144 people70.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

113 votes, representing 65,755,759 people26.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon30570.0%
NayLost11326.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%