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House Administration probes Library of Congress visitor project after cost overruns and schedule slip
Summary
During an oversight hearing, the Committee on House Administration questioned Library of Congress leadership about a Visitor Experience Master Plan that has grown from an estimated $62 million to nearly $94 million and slipped past a July 2026 completion goal.
The House Committee on House Administration examined rising costs and schedule delays for the Library of CongressVisitor Experience Master Plan during a hearing that featured testimony from Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden and references to work by the Architect of the Capitol.
The committee was told the projectknown as VEMPwas originally estimated at $62,000,000 but is now expected to cost nearly $94,000,000, and that the completion date directed by Congress for the U.S. semiquincentennial in July 2026 is no longer achievable. "The project was intended to cost $62,000,000, but is now expected to cost nearly $94,000,000," the chairman told the hearing…
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