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H.R. 250

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 250, to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules And Administration, and last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 250 has 34 co-sponsors.

hb250/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 250 EH: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 250
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
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 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 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 Capitol Visitor Center.
    Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House2025-02-26
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb250/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to contract for and place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the Capitol.

The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location where it is accessible during a guided tour provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

The contract must be executed by December 31, 2025, and the statue must be placed by December 31, 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) sponsors H.R. 250, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 18 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 250 went before 2 committees: Rules and Administration and Committee on House Administration.

Rules and Administration
Rules and Administration
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 87 Bills
Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 250 has taken 9 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Rules and Administration Committee
Feb 26, 202515:31
House
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 26, 202515:31
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H854-855)
Feb 26, 202515:31
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 250.
Feb 26, 202515:43
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H854)

Votes

H.R. 250 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 250, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 250 goes by 3 titles.

  • To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. — Display Title
  • To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 250 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN WATERWater and wastewater managementNew Jersey11$60K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PRIME POLICY GROUP11$60K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW TERP111
ANN ADLER111
STEFAN BAILEY111
TOM REED111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN WATERPRIME POLICY GROUP2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 250 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 250’s is Congress.

hr250/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 250 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Joint Committee on the Library to U.S. history.

hr250/subjects.txt
Joint Committee on the LibraryMonuments and memorialsU.S. CapitolU.S. history

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 250, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOULAHAN:H.R. 250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H92]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com