To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
HR 250 requires the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin by December 31, 2025, and place it in a permanent, public-accessible location within the U.S. Capitol by December 31, 2026. The statue must be positioned to be viewable during guided Capitol tours offered by the Capitol Visitor Center. This is a procedural bill focused solely on the acquisition and placement of the statue, with no substantive policy changes or direct impact on constituents or laws.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Darin LaHood
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
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