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Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act
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.
Summary
This bill would limit the Commission of Fine Arts' authority over statues, fountains, and monuments in the District of Columbia to only those owned by the Federal Government. It clarifies that the Commission has no authority over the Capitol, Library of Congress buildings, properties owned by the District of Columbia, or private properties. The bill was introduced in July 2025.
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Actions (3)
- Jul 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 7, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jul 7, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E645)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 7, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act”.
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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