House Bill
H.R. 250
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Primary Sponsor
Chrissy Houlahan
Representative
Cosponsors
34
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Summary
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. Capitol. The statue must be placed in a permanent public location accessible during guided tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. The contract must be executed by December 31, 2025, and the statue installed by December 31, 2026. Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father who served as diplomat, scientist, inventor, and key drafter of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. Capitol. The statue must be placed in a permanent public location accessible during guided tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. T
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This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. Capitol. The statue must be placed in a permanent public location accessible during guided tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. The contract must be executed by December 31, 2025, and the statue installed by December 31, 2026. Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father who served as diplomat, scientist, inventor, and key drafter of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
- Bill Number
- 250
- Sponsor
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Policy Area
- Congress
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- Bill Number
- 250
- Sponsor
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Summary
- This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. Capitol. The statue must be placed in a permanent public location accessible during guided tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. The contract must be executed by December
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