Committee on House Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Natural Resources Committee
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On Floor
Passed Chamber
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This bill establishes a commission tasked with exploring potential future uses for the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall. The Commission to Study Potential Uses of the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall will comprise nine voting members, appointed by congressional leadership and the Chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, chosen for their expertise in areas such as museum associations, tourism, urban planning, and education. These members will serve without pay, though they will receive travel expense reimbursement, and no federal employees may serve on the commission. The commission's primary duty is to submit a comprehensive report, a fundraising plan, and legislative recommendations to the President and Congress within one year of its first meeting. The report on issues will address topics such as successful educational institutions for families visiting Washington, D.C., museums not currently located near the National Mall, and the estimated cost of converting the building into a modern museum. It will also consider the impact on tenants in federally owned buildings due to office relocations. Additionally, the commission must develop a fund-raising plan detailing how the building's operation and maintenance can be supported through public contributions, including potential admission charges, without perpetual reliance on federal funds. The legislative recommendations will outline a plan for the building's operations and maintenance, proposing specific appropriations levels and a future name for the building. The commission is designed to be self-sufficient, responsible for its own funding through contributions, and will terminate shortly after submitting its final findings.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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This bill establishes a commission tasked with exploring potential future uses for the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall. The Commission to Study Potential Uses of the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall will comprise nine voting members, appointed by congressional leadership and the Chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, chosen for their expertise in areas such as museum associations, tourism, urban planning, and education. These members will serve without pay, though they will receive travel expense reimbursement, and no federal employees may serve on the commission. The commission's primary duty is to submit a comprehensive report, a fundraising plan, and legislative recommendations to the President and Congress within one year of its first meeting. The report on issues will address topics such as successful educational institutions for families visiting Washington, D.C., museums not currently located near the National Mall, and the estimated cost of converting the building into a modern museum. It will also consider the impact on tenants in federally owned buildings due to office relocations. Additionally, the commission must develop a fund-raising plan detailing how the building's operation and maintenance can be supported through public contributions, including potential admission charges, without perpetual reliance on federal funds. The legislative recommendations will outline a plan for the building's operations and maintenance, proposing specific appropriations levels and a future name for the building. The commission is designed to be self-sufficient, responsible for its own funding through contributions, and will terminate shortly after submitting its final findings.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.