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HR 250Passed HouseCongresshouse
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Feb 27, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
History
- Feb 27, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Feb 26, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 26, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- Feb 26, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
- Feb 26, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.
- Feb 26, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855)
- Feb 26, 2025Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House