S 44referred119th Congress

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.

Introduced Jan 9, 2025Senate billPolicy area: CongressLast action Jan 9, 2025Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons(D-DE)

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Rules and Administration Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 9, 2025

What the bill does

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.

Latest official action

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

Lobbying Filings

$94.5M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 15, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS

Apr 24, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA

Jul 26, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA

Oct 15, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Jan 9, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 15, 2025lobbying

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 9, 2025IntroReferral

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

Rules and Administration Committee

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Jan 9, 2025IntroReferral

Introduced in Senate

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS	ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS	$51.0M	Apr 15, 2024	2024Q1	AGRENVLBR
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA	UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA	$11.6M	Apr 24, 2024	2024Q1	BUDLBRCAW
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	D	K	K	Buy	Jan 24, 2025	$1,001 - $15,000	15d after	UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA	32%
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	R

Conflict Summary

2 trades by 2 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on S 44. The average conflict score is 34%.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (1 trade)Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (1 trade)

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.