Bill to Place Ginsburg, O’Connor Statues in Capitol Clears House

Statues honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor would be added to the U.S. Capitol or its grounds under a bill that cleared the House of Representatives.

The bipartisan bill (S. 3294) passed 349-63 under suspension of the rules Monday and goes next to President Joe Biden for his signature.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is the sponsor of the bill. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are among its co-sponsors.

The statues of the first two women on the Supreme Court would add to Capitol’s collection that ...