[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6969 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6969

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2024

Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
 Mr. Meuser, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
 Wild, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Titus, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
 Mace, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
 Lawler, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. Bice) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROCUREMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN 
              THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

    (a) Obtaining of Statue.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, 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 January 1, 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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