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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
H.R. 250, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 01/09/2025
- Cosponsors
- 34
- Latest action
- 02/27/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- Sponsor
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Congress
- Committees
- Rules and Administration Committee, Committee on House Administration
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/09/2025)
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.
Actions
Newest first
- 02/27/2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- 02/26/2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 02/26/2025 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- 02/26/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- 02/26/2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.
- 02/26/2025 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855)
- 02/26/2025 · House
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 01/09/2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 01/09/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Joint Committee on the Library, Monuments and memorials, U.S. Capitol, U.S. history.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 02/27/2025