To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This one-section bill gives the Joint Committee on the Library two concrete deadlines for adding a Benjamin Franklin statue to the United States Capitol. By December 31, 2025, the Committee must enter into an agreement to obtain the statue under terms it considers appropriate and consistent with applicable law. By December 31, 2026, the Committee must place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol. The location must be accessible to the public during guided tours provided by the Capitol Visitor Center, so the statue is not merely acquired for storage or a restricted office area.
Who Benefits and How
Capitol Visitor Center tour participants, civic-education teachers, students visiting the Capitol, Benjamin Franklin memorial advocates, congressional art curators, Capitol tour guides, Pennsylvania history organizations, and statue artists or fabricators benefit because the bill creates a procurement deadline, a placement deadline, and a public-access requirement for a permanent Franklin commemoration inside the Capitol tour route.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Joint Committee on the Library, congressional procurement staff, Architect of the Capitol placement reviewers, Capitol Visitor Center tour planners, Capitol security staff, statue contractors, and federal taxpayers bear burdens because the bill requires an acquisition agreement, legal and procurement review, selection of a permanent Capitol site, tour-route access planning, installation coordination, and any public costs associated with obtaining and placing the statue.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter an agreement to obtain a Benjamin Franklin statue by December 31, 2025.
- Requires the Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent Capitol location by December 31, 2026.
- Requires the statue location to be accessible to the public during Capitol Visitor Center guided tours.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter an agreement by December 31, 2025 to obtain a Benjamin Franklin statue and to place it by December 31, 2026 in a permanent public location in the United States Capitol accessible during Capitol Visitor Center guided tours.
Key Policy Areas
Congressional Administration, Arts, Public Access
Primary Purpose
Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter an agreement by December 31, 2025 to obtain a Benjamin Franklin statue and to place it by December 31, 2026 in a permanent public location in the United States Capitol accessible during Capitol Visitor Center guided tours.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Capitol Visitor Center tour participants
- Civic-education teachers
- Students visiting the Capitol
- Benjamin Franklin memorial advocates
- Congressional art curators
- Capitol tour guides
- Pennsylvania history organizations
- Statue artists
Identified Costs
- Joint Committee on the Library
- Congressional procurement staff
- Architect of the Capitol placement reviewers
- Capitol Visitor Center tour planners
- Capitol security staff
- Statue contractors
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Moulton, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Architect of the Capitol placement reviewers, Capitol tour guides, Congressional procurement staff
Capitol Visitor Center tour participants, Taxpayers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "committee"
- → Joint Committee on the Library
- "visitor_center"
- → Capitol Visitor Center
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