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.

3.0.0 250 2026-07-11T02:54:33Z 2026-07-13T20:08:40Z House H HR 2025-01-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/250 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOULAHAN:H.R. 250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H92]]]> ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-02-27T17:08:11Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred To 2025-01-09T14:31:50Z 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. 119 44 S 2025-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Identical bill CRS 2025-02-27 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2025-02-26 15:43:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-02-26 15:43:41 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-02-26 15:43:41 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-26 15:31:12 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-02-26 15:31:11 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-02-26 15:31:09 Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-01-09 True M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] Lisa McClain R MI C. 9 2025-01-09 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2025-01-09 True M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2025-01-09 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2025-01-09 True J000302 Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] John Joyce R PA 13 2025-01-09 True K000399 Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] Jennifer Kiggans R VA A. 2 2025-01-09 True C001061 Rep. 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00 2025-01-09 Introduced in House 2025-02-10T20:20:31Z 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.

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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. Display Title 45 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 2026-07-11T02:54:33Z Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 2026-07-11T02:53:22Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced 6 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. 2025-02-06T01:03:28Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr250rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr250rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr250eh/xml/BILLS-119hr250eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr250ih/xml/BILLS-119hr250ih.xml 2025-02-27 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.