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S 44 119th Congress Senate Congress Joint Committee on the Library Monuments and memorials U.S. Capitol U.S. history

A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 9, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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