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HR250Passed House

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

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
34
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Chrissy Houlahan
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.4% (647 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$1k

Full profile: /officials/H001085

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (34)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

34 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

2025-02-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationReferred To · 2025-02-27
  • House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-01-09

Plain-English Summary

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the Capitol. The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location where it is accessible during a guided tour provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. The contract must be executed by December 31, 2025, and the statue must be placed by December 31, 2026.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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