[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5488 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5488

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2024

 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
   Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 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.

    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 
enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library 
(referred to in this section as the ``Joint Committee'') 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 December 31, 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 Office of the Capitol Visitor Center.
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