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

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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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