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.
S 5488 directs the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin within two years of enactment and place it in a public-accessible location within the U.S. Capitol by December 31, 2026. The bill requires the statue to be displayed during guided Capitol tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center. This is a purely procedural measure with no substantive policy changes, solely focused on commemorating Benjamin Franklin through a public statue placement.
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in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 11, 2024
Last action Dec 11, 2024
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Dec 11, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Dec 11, 2024
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Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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