To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

Bill: 119-hr-250
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Joint Committee on the Library

Monuments and memorials

U.S. Capitol

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a&nbsp;statue of Benjamin Franklin in the Capitol.</p><p>The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location&nbsp;where it is accessible during a guided tour provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.</p><p>The contract must be executed by December 31, 2025, and the&nbsp;statue must be placed by&nbsp;December 31, 2026.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 250 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration AN ACT To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

1. Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol (a) Obtaining of statue Not later than December 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. (b) Placement Not later than December 31, 2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 250 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

1. Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol (a) Obtaining of statue Not later than December 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. (b) Placement Not later than December 31, 2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 250 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mrs. McClain , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Meuser , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Malliotakis , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. Titus , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Lee of Florida , and Mrs. Bice ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

1. Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol (a) Obtaining of statue Not later than December 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. (b) Placement Not later than December 31, 2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.