US Congress · H.R. 250 · Passed the House

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced 2025-01-09

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Officially: “To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.” Read the full text

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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.

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1Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol

This section would require the Joint Committee on the Library, not later than December 31, 2025, to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under whatever terms and conditions the Joint Committee considers appropriate, as long as those terms are consistent with applicable law. It would also require the Joint Committee, not later than December 31, 2026, to place that statue in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol, where it must be accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

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Official text, verbatim from the record

1. Procurement and placement of statue of Benjamin Franklin in the United States Capitol (a) Obtaining of statue Not later than December 31, 2025, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. (b) Placement Not later than December 31, 2026, the Joint Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-09

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-02-26

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

AMERICAN WATERvia PRIME POLICY GROUP

1 filing

From 1 filing in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (2025-02-27).