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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5210 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5210
To allow Members of Congress to display works of art that are currently
held in storage.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3, 2026
Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
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A BILL
To allow Members of Congress to display works of art that are currently
held in storage.
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 ``Display America's Art Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible
institution'' means any institution that owns collections of
visual art and receives annual Federal appropriations,
including the Smithsonian Institution and its associated
museums and galleries (including the National Gallery of Art
and the National Portrait Gallery).
(2) Member.--The term ``Member'' means a Member of Congress
(as defined in section 13101 of title 5, United States Code).
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ART LOAN PROGRAM.
The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with eligible
institutions, shall establish and administer a program under which art
owned by an eligible institution that is not on display to the public
may be loaned for display in the personal and leadership offices of
Members, if the Architect and the eligible institution determine that
the art is available and appropriate for display under this section.
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