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119th Congress · S. 44 · Introduced

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.

Latest action Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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SubjectsJoint Committee on the LibraryMonuments and memorialsU.S. CapitolU.S. history

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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.
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Sponsor

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · [D-DE] · C001088
    Dem-DE current · 3 terms · @ChrisCoons · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Christopher A. Coons
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Current term (3 total)

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2021-01-03
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2027-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (19)

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Department of Defense (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Energy and Water Development (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Financial Services and General Government (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics (senate) · senate · Vice Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (senate) · senate · rank 5

Social media

District offices (2)

  • 1105 N. Market St., Suite 100, Wilmington, DE, 19801-1233 · 302-573-6345 · fax 302-573-6351 · 39.7473432,-75.5471367
  • 555 E. Loockerman St., Suite 330, Dover, DE, 19901 · 302-736-5601 · fax 302-736-5609 · 39.1616365,-75.51449939999999

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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null
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2026-08-04
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2026-08-04
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
total_receipts
$6,897,138.12
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$3,944,267.33
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$4,793,384.05
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$0.00
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2021-01-01
coverage_end_date
2026-08-26

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (6)

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · [R-AR] · B001236 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-09 · original
    Rep-AR current · 8 terms · @JohnBoozman · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · [R-OK] · L000575 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-09 · original
    Rep-OK current · 5 terms · @SenatorLankford · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · [D-VA] · W000805 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-09 · original
    Dem-VA current · 3 terms · @MarkWarner · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · [R-WV] · C001047 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-24
    Rep-WV current · 9 terms · @SenCapito · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · [D-AZ] · G000574 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-04
    Dem-AZ current · 6 terms · @RepRubenGallego · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · [D-CA] · S001150 · Co-sponsored 2025-06-10
    Dem-CA current · 14 terms · @SenAdamSchiff · 3 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Rules and Administration Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-01-09T19:39:38ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-01-09IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • 2025-01-09IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-02-08T05:03:36Z
    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.
  • Display Title2025-01-10T11:56:26Z
    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.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Summaries

00 · 2025-01-09 · Introduced in Senate

Related bills

  • HR 250 (119) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
    Latest: 2025-02-27 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

none

Laws

none

Committee reports

none

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CBO cost estimates

none

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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