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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 629 

Establishing a procedure for affixing and removing permanent artwork and 

semi-permanent artwork in the Senate wing of the Capitol and in the 

Senate office buildings. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2006 

Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. REID) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a procedure for affixing and removing permanent artwork and semi-permanent artwork in the Senate 

wing of the Capitol and in the Senate office buildings. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT ARTWORK AND 

3 SEMI-PERMANENT ARTWORK. 

4 No permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork 

5 may be affixed to or removed from the walls, floors, or 

6 ceilings of the public spaces and committee rooms of the 

7 Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate office buildings 

8 unless— 

9 (1) the Senate Commission on Art— 


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1 (A) has recommended the affixation or re2 moval; and 

3 (B) in the case of an affixation of perma4 nent artwork or semi-permanent artwork— 

5 (i) has recommended an appropriate 

6 location for the affixation; and 

7 (ii) has determined that— 

8 (I) not less than 25 years have 

9 passed since the death of any subject 

10 in a portrait included in the perma11 nent artwork or semi-permanent art12 work; and 

13 (II) not less than 25 years have 

14 passed since the commemorative event 

15 that is to be portrayed in the perma16 nent artwork or semi-permanent art17 work; and 

18 (2) the Senate has passed a Senate resolution 

19 approving the recommendation of the Senate Com20 mission on Art. 

21 SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE. 

22 It is the sense of the Senate that prior to making 

23 a recommendation to affix any permanent artwork or 

24 semi-permanent artwork to the walls, floors, or ceilings of 

25 the public spaces and committee rooms of the Senate wing 


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1 of the Capitol and the Senate office buildings, the Senate 

2 Commission on Art should consider, at a minimum, the 

3 following: 

4 (1) The significance of the original, intended, or 

5 existing permanent artwork or semi-permanent art6 work in the installation space proposed for the addi7 tional permanent artwork or semi-permanent art8 work. 

9 (2) The existing conditions of the surface of the 

10 proposed installation space. 

11 (3) The last time fixed art was added to the 

12 proposed installation space. 

13 (4) The amount of area available for the instal14 lation of permanent artwork or semi-permanent art15 work in the proposed installation space. 

16 (5) The opinion of the Curatorial Advisory 

17 Board on such affixation. 

18 SEC. 3. CREATION OF ARTWORK. 

19 If a request to affix permanent artwork or semi-per20 manent artwork to the walls, floors, or ceilings of the pub21 lic spaces and committee rooms of the Senate wing of the 

22 Capitol and the Senate office buildings meets the require23 ments of section 1, the Senate Commission on Art shall 

24 select the artist and shall supervise and direct the creation 


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1 of the artwork and the application of the artwork to the 

2 selected surface. 

3 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this resolution— 

5 (1) PERMANENT ARTWORK.—The term ‘‘perma6 nent artwork’’ means artwork that when applied di7 rectly to a wall, ceiling, or floor has become part of 

8 the fabric of the building, based on a consideration 

9 of relevant factors including— 

10 (A) the original intent when the artwork 

11 was applied; 

12 (B) the method of application; 

13 (C) the adaptation or essentialness of the 

14 artwork to the building; and 

15 (D) whether the removal of the artwork 

16 would cause damage to either the artwork or 

17 the surface that contains it. 

18 (2) SEMI-PERMANENT ARTWORK.—The term 

19 ‘‘semi-permanent artwork’’ means artwork that 

20 when applied directly to the surface of a wall, ceil21 ing, or floor can be removed without damaging the 

22 artwork or the surface to which the artwork is ap23 plied. 

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