119-s44

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 44 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 44

 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

 January 9, 2025

 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Warner) 
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 December 31, 2025, 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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