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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 Jan 9, 2025 by Sen. Christopher A. Coons
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Latest action · Jan 9, 2025
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.
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