Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act

Bill: 117-hr-5570
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-10-12
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

District of Columbia

Government Operations and Politics

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Intergovernmental relations

Monuments and memorials

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act</b></p> <p>This bill instructs the Commission of Fine Arts to advise only on the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in public squares, streets, and parks in the District of Columbia (DC) that are owned by the federal government, with the exception of the U.S. Capitol, any buildings of the Library of Congress, any buildings, properties, and projects owned by DC, and any private buildings, properties, and projects. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2021 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Commission of Fine Arts from exercising authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act . 2. Prohibiting Commission of Fine Arts from exercising authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (a) Limiting authority over location of statues, fountains, and monuments Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking District of Columbia and inserting District of Columbia which are owned by the Federal Government . (b) Clarification of limitations on authority Section 9102(c) of such title is amended to read as follows: (c) Nonapplication The authority of the Commission under this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) The United States Capitol. (2) Any building of the Library of Congress. (3) Any building, property, or project which is owned by the District of Columbia. (4) Any private building, property, or project. .