Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9689
PRESERVE Act
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Introduced 2026-07-14Topic: governance ethics · infrastructure utilities · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill sets rules for federally owned art in federal buildings that the General Services Administration (GSA) declares surplus property. Within 30 days of that declaration, GSA must determine whether the building contains covered art, such as New Deal-era works or art from the GSA Art in Architecture program, and then notify Congress. GSA must form a Preservation Committee of 3 to 6 members, which has 90 days to write a plan to preserve the art, and GSA must post that plan on its website. GSA could not sell, demolish, or lease such a property until the plan is finished and GSA certifies to Congress that the art will stay open to the public under any future owner or tenant.
Sponsors
- Dina Titus Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-14 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-07-14 | Introduced in House | introduce |