119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 9, 2025
A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.
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Latest action (Jan 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 9, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Introduced in Senate
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