[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1312 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1312

 Directing the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to acquire an 
 appropriate mural depicting the January 6, 2021, attack on the United 
States Capitol and to select an appropriate location in the House wing 
           of the United States Capitol to display the mural.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2022

 Ms. Speier submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Directing the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to acquire an 
 appropriate mural depicting the January 6, 2021, attack on the United 
States Capitol and to select an appropriate location in the House wing 
           of the United States Capitol to display the mural.

Whereas the United States Capitol houses the legislative branch, where the House 
        of Representatives and the Senate convene to debate national policy and 
        pass the Nation's laws;
Whereas the Capitol is a global symbol of democracy and the American people;
Whereas Congress' constitutional mandate to certify the results of Presidential 
        elections is integral to the functioning of American democracy;
Whereas Congress has convened on 59 occasions to certify Presidential elections 
        since 1789;
Whereas, on January 6, 2021, violent insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an 
        attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 
        Presidential election of 2020;
Whereas insurrectionists used weapons such as baseball bats, poles, clubs, 
        chemical irritants, such as pepper spray and bear spray, and physical 
        force to assault the United States Capitol Police and other law 
        enforcement officers, breach barricades on the Capitol Grounds, and 
        force entry into the Capitol;
Whereas 5 law enforcement officers died in connection with the January 6, 2021, 
        attack on the Capitol;
Whereas insurrectionists vandalized, looted, and ransacked the Capitol and 
        Congressional office buildings, causing at least $1,500,000 in damages;
Whereas Members of Congress and staff were forced to cease legislative business 
        and evacuate or shelter in place during the attack;
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation considers the January 6, 2021, 
        attack on the Capitol to be an act of domestic terrorism;
Whereas the January 6, 2021, attack presents the most serious attack on the 
        Capitol since the War of 1812; and
Whereas the Capitol features artwork that depicts American history, including 
        murals of significant moments in the Capitol's history, such as the site 
        selection of the Capitol, the Capitol's cornerstone ceremony, the August 
        24, 1814, burning of the Capitol by British Armed Forces, the use of the 
        Rotunda as an emergency hospital during the Civil War, and the 
        construction of a cast-iron dome: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. MURAL DEPICTING JANUARY 6, 2021, ATTACK ON UNITED STATES 
              CAPITOL.

    (a) Acquisition.--The House of Representatives Fine Arts Board 
shall acquire a mural depicting the January 6, 2021, attack on the 
United States Capitol.
    (b) Display in United States Capitol.--The House of Representatives 
Fine Arts Board, in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol and 
the Speaker of the House, shall select an appropriate location in the 
House wing of the United States Capitol to display the mural acquired 
under subsection (a).
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