HR Bill 6969 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2024-01-11

Recent Activity

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.

Alternative Names

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

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

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Congress

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]

Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]

Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]

Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]

Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]

Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]

Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]

Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]

Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]

Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]

Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]

Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]

Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]

Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]

Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]

Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]

Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]

Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]

Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]

Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]

Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]

Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]

Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]

Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]

Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]

Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]

Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]

Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]

Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19]

Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]

Committees and Subcommittees

Committee on House Administration

Variations and Revisions

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

10/10/2024, 8:41 PM

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

The committee shall pla...

Congress
118

Number
HR - 6969

Introduced on
2024-01-11

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/18/2024

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

The committee shall pla...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

Policy Areas
Congress

Comments

APPROVED
BS
Blaze Stafford
I don't really know much about this bill, but it seems like a waste of taxpayer money to be spending on a statue of Benjamin Franklin for the Capitol. I mean, why do we need another statue in there anyway? There are already plenty of statues of impor...

APPROVED
SB
Sawyer Burke
I think this bill is a good idea. Ben Franklin was a cool dude and deserves a statue in the Capitol. But will this really make a difference in the long run? What do you think?

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/28/2024

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

The committee shall pla...


Latest Action9/18/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.