[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S15223]
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 DIRECTING SENATE COMMISSION ON ART TO RECOMMEND PAINTINGS FOR SENATE 
                             RECEPTION ROOM

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 241, submitted 
earlier by Senator Lott.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 241) to direct the Senate Commission 
     on Art to recommend to the Senate two outstanding individuals 
     whose paintings shall be placed in two of the remaining 
     unfilled spaces in the Senate Reception Room.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to 
the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 241) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 241

       Whereas the reception room in the Capitol outside the 
     Senate Chamber was originally designed to contain medallion 
     likenesses of outstanding Americans;
       Whereas there are at present 6 unfilled spaces in the 
     Senate reception room for such medallions; and
       Whereas it is in the public interest to accomplish the 
     original objective of the design of the Senate reception room 
     by selecting individuals who were outstanding Senate 
     legislators with a deep appreciation for the Senate, who will 
     serve as role models for future Americans: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That (a) the Senate Commission on Art established 
     under section 901 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 
     1988 (40 U.S.C. 188b) (referred to as the ``Commission'') 
     shall select 2 outstanding individuals whose paintings shall 
     be placed in 2 of the remaining unfilled spaces in the Senate 
     reception room, upon approval by the Senate.
       (b)(1) The Commission shall select individuals from among 
     Senators, without consideration to party affiliation, who 
     have not served as a Senator in the last 21 years. The 
     Commission shall not select a living individual.
       (2) The Commission shall consider first those Senators who 
     are not already commemorated in the Capitol or Senate Office 
     Buildings, although such commemoration shall serve as an 
     absolute bar to consideration or selection only for those who 
     have served as President of the Senate, as the latter are 
     visibly and appropriately commemorated through the Vice 
     Presidential bust collection.
       (3) The Commission also shall give primary consideration to 
     the service of the Senator while in the Senate, as opposed to 
     other service to the United States.
       (c) The Commission is authorized to seek advice and 
     recommendations from historians and other sources in carrying 
     out this resolution.
       Sec. 2. The Commission shall make its selections and 
     recommendations pursuant to the first section no later than 
     the close of the second session of the 106th Congress.
       Sec. 3. For purposes of making the recommendations required 
     by this resolution, a member of the Commission may designate 
     another Senator to act in place of that member.

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