HR 6969
118th Congress
House
Congress
Joint Committee on the Library
Monuments and memorials
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.
Sep 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-690.
Sep 11, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 11, 2024
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin.
The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.
Bill text
2 versions
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- Reported in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
77
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Cohen, Steve
R
Lee, Laurel M.
Molinaro, Marcus
D
Crow, Jason
D
Casten, Sean
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Moulton, Seth
Allred, Colin
D
Davids, Sharice
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
R
Valadao, David G.
R
Donalds, Byron
R
Green, Mark E.
D
Ivey, Glenn
D
Khanna, Ro
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
R
LaHood, Darin
R
McCaul, Michael T.
D
Norcross, Donald
R
Bacon, Don
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Foushee, Valerie P.
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
D
Kim, Andy
Lamborn, Doug
D
Larsen, Rick
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
McCollum, Betty
R
Pfluger, August
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Ruppersberger, C.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
R
Smucker, Lloyd
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Wenstrup, Brad
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Bucshon, Larry
Cartwright, Matt
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Davis, Donald G.
D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
D
Gomez, Jimmy
R
Joyce, David P.
R
Joyce, John
Kuster, Ann
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6969: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6969/
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