Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 250

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

Introduced Jan 9, 2025Latest action Feb 27, 2025Congress

Plain-English summary

This measure 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.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

John Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Glenn Thompson

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

George J Kelly Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Ryan Edward Mackenzie

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Chrissy Houlahan

Sponsor · Democratic · PA

Seth Moulton

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Stephanie I. Bice

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Rohit Khanna

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Mary Gay Scanlon

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Darin LaHood

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

James French Hill

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Dwight Evans

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Laurel M. Lee

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Christopher R. Deluzio

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride

Cosponsor · Democratic · DE

Dina Titus

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Maria Elvira Salazar

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Donald J Bacon

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Jennifer Kiggans

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Nicole Malliotakis

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Scott Franklin

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Steve Cohen

Cosponsor · Democratic · TN

Lisa C. McClain

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Lou Correa

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Marc Allison Veasey

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

David G. Valadao

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Madeleine Dean

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Debbie Dingell

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Robert E. Latta

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Robert B. Aderholt

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Emanuel Cleaver

Cosponsor · Democratic · MO

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

CongressJoint Committee on the LibraryMonuments and memorialsU.S. CapitolU.S. history

Sources & text

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