HR 250
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA-6]
- Cosponsors
- 34
- Policy area
- Congress
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Latest action
- 2025-02-27: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-27: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- 2025-02-26: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-02-26: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- 2025-02-26: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- 2025-02-26: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.