HJR2002 is a resolution requesting the United States Congress to authorize the placement of a statue of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in Statuary Hall, located in the United States Capitol. The resolution proposes the return of the statue of Father Eusebio Kino, one of the two statues representing Arizona in Statuary Hall, and its replacement with a statue of Justice O'Connor. The resolution highlights Justice O'Connor's significant contributions to Arizona and the nation, including her service as the first female majority leader in a state senate, her tenure on the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals, and her nearly 25 years on the United States Supreme Court.
The resolution also instructs the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission, in collaboration with the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute, to organize a solicitation for private funds to cover the costs related to the creation, transportation, and placement of the new statue. It directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to various officials, including the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, all Arizona Congress Members, members of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, members of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission, and the leadership of the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute.