House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 11, 2024
- Committee actionSep 11, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6969.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6969, a bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol” on December 18, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on House Administration on September 18, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 18, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61142
- CBO publication date
- December 18, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6969, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358122c9bfa1f4123213de132a9dda848b35ef4dd29751bcb8040a1019b85254
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-690 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on September 18, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2024 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/690
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6969, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358122c9bfa1f4123213de132a9dda848b35ef4dd29751bcb8040a1019b85254
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 6, January 11, 2024, Page H108):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: To place a statue of Benjamin Franklin in the U.S. Capitol Building before 2026.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 247 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6969, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358122c9bfa1f4123213de132a9dda848b35ef4dd29751bcb8040a1019b85254
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
77 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 42 Democrats
35 of 77 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Mark Green (R-TN), Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and 47 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
- H.R. 1735 (118th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 4670 (118th) Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 4166 (118th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.R. 293 (118th) Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
- H.R. 4333 (118th) Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023
- H.R. 2949 (118th) PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.