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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Feb 27, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Feb 26, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 26, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- Feb 26, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.
- Feb 26, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855)
- Feb 26, 2025 Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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