[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 202 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 202

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the artwork 
 displayed in the Capitol and in the office buildings of the House of 
Representatives should represent the contributions of women to American 
                                society.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1999

 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
   Kelly, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
  Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
 Costello, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
 Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Sanders) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                        on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the artwork 
 displayed in the Capitol and in the office buildings of the House of 
Representatives should represent the contributions of women to American 
                                society.

Whereas throughout the history of the United States, women have made enduring 
        contributions to the development and advancement of American society;
Whereas women have won the right to vote, have borne and reared our children, 
        have helped to build communities, have become nurses, doctors, teachers, 
        lawyers, and Members of Congress, have worked full time, have explored 
        outer space, and have contributed widely in all walks of life;
Whereas women have demonstrated high levels of achievement in every aspect of 
        American society;
Whereas the artwork displayed in the Capitol and in the office buildings of the 
        House of Representatives reflects American society, and being 
        represented in the artwork is an important honor to individuals who have 
        made significant contributions to the history of the United States;
Whereas of all the pieces of artwork displayed in the Capitol and in the office 
        buildings of the House of Representatives, less than 5 percent are 
        pieces that depict the contributions of women to American society; and
Whereas the artwork displayed in the Capitol and in the office buildings of the 
        House of Representatives severely underrepresents the contributions of 
        women to American society: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
        the artwork displayed in the Capitol and in the office 
        buildings of the House of Representatives should also represent 
        the contributions of women to American society; and
            (2) the House of Representatives expresses full support for 
        the efforts of the House Fine Arts Board, the Joint Committee 
        on the Library, and the Architect of the Capitol to incorporate 
        into their regular plan for the Capitol and the office 
        buildings of the House of Representatives a selection of 
        displayed artwork that is more fully representative of the 
        contributions of women to American society.
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