To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 35
- Latest action
- Feb 27, 2025
What it does
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.
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- C. Franklin
- Chris Deluzio
- Daniel Meuser
- Darin LaHood
- David Valadao
- Debbie Dingell
- Dina Titus
- Don Bacon
- Dwight Evans
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Glenn Thompson
- J. Correa
- J. Hill
- Jennifer Kiggans
- John Joyce
- Laurel Lee
- Lisa McClain
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc Veasey
- Maria Salazar
- Mary Scanlon
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Kelly
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Aderholt
- Robert Latta
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Sarah McBride
- Seth Moulton
- Stephanie Bice
- Steve Cohen
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