119-hr5009

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5009 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5009

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
review of the Fine Arts Program of the General Services Administration, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 19, 2025

Ms. Titus (for herself, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. 
 Norton, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
 Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
review of the Fine Arts Program of the General Services Administration, 
 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 ``Fine Arts Protection Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) Art plays an important role in helping people preserve 
 and understand history.

    (2) The Fine Arts Program of the General Services 
 Administration contains the Fine Arts Collection, one of the 
 oldest and largest public arts collections in the United 
 States.

    (3) The Fine Arts Program of the General Services 
 Administration helps preserve historic works of cultural 
 significance, including works commissioned under New Deal 
 programs.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM.

    (a) Review of Fine Arts Program.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
 initiate a review of the Fine Arts Program of the General 
 Services Administration.

    (2) Requirements.--In conducting the review required under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Comptroller General shall carry out the 
 following:
        (A) Survey each piece of art contained in the Fine 
 Arts Collection of the General Services Administration.
        (B) Provide an estimate for the economic value of 
 the Fine Arts Collection, including each work 
 commissioned under a New Deal program.
            (C) Review the stewardship by the General Services 
 Administration of the Fine Arts Program.
            (D) Explore whether the staffing and funding levels 
 of the Fine Arts Program for the fiscal year in which 
 the review is conducted are sufficient to manage and 
 preserve the Fine Arts Collection.
        (E) Examine how the management by the General 
 Services Administration of the Fine Arts Collection 
 compares to other entities that preserve and manage art 
 collections of similar size.
        (F) Examine whether the General Services 
 Administration, given plans to continue reducing the 
 staff and budget of the General Services 
 Administration, has or should have plans to find a new 
 home for the Fine Arts Collection.

    (b) Report to Congress.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
 Public Works of the Senate a report regarding the review 
 conducted under subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Contents of report.--The report required under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall include--
        (A) the findings of the review conducted under 
 subsection

    (a) ; and
        (B) any recommendations for improvements in the 
 management of the Fine Arts Collection, including 
 whether the Fine Arts Program of the General Services 
 Administration should continue managing the Fine Arts 
 Collection.
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