Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act

Bill: 118-hr-5170
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-08-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5170 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 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. .