HR 250
119th 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.
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Feb 26, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.
Feb 26, 2025
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 26, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 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)
Feb 26, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
Feb 26, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855)
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
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 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.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Cosponsors
34
R
Latta, Robert E.
R
Kelly, Mike
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Valadao, David G.
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Veasey, Marc A.
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
R
Franklin, Scott
R
LaHood, Darin
D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
D
Cohen, Steve
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Hill, J. French
D
McBride, Sarah
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
R
Bacon, Don
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Evans, Dwight
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
Joyce, John
D
Khanna, Ro
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Lee, Laurel M.
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Malliotakis, Nicole
R
McClain, Lisa C.
R
Meuser, Daniel
D
Moulton, Seth
R
Thompson, Glenn
D
Titus, Dina
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 250: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-250/
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H.R. 250, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-250/.
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