Search Results: keywords:"joint committee of congress on the library"

  • S. 5488 — To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:289

    S. 5488 directs the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Benjamin Franklin to be placed in the United States Capitol. The committee must secure the statue within two years of the bill's enactment and have it installed in a publicly accessible...

    Simple Explanation

    There is a plan to get a statue of Benjamin Franklin to put in a big important building called the United States Capitol. A special group of people in charge of the library has been told to find the statue and make sure it's in a place everyone can see by the end of 2026.

  • S. 4272 — To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:381

    S. 4272, also known as the "Shirley Chisholm Statue Act," directs the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to acquire a statue of Shirley Chisholm. The statue is to be placed in a permanent public location within the United States Capitol. The bill allows for an...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4272 is a plan to make a statue of Shirley Chisholm, an important person, and put it in a special place at the U.S. Capitol so everyone can see it. The people in charge have two years to get everything ready, and they can use the needed money until the job is done.