S. 44 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
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.
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 66 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 306 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 122 words
- Subjects
- Joint Committee on the LibraryMonuments and memorialsU.S. CapitolU.S. history
- Latest action
- Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 250 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. D · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]