H.R. 4956

Summary

H.R. 4956, the Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Residency Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 12, 2025 by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D). It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Aug 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4956 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4956 IH: Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Residency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4956  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 12, 2025   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require a majority of the members of the Commission of Fine Arts to be residents of the District of Columbia.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Residency Act  .
2.
Requiring majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts to be District of Columbia residents
(a)
Requirement
Section 9101(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking  appointed by the President, who serve  and inserting  a majority of whom are residents of the District of Columbia, who shall be appointed by the President to serve .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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To amend title 40, United States Code, to require a majority of the members of the Commission of Fine Arts to be residents of the District of Columbia.

Sponsors

Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) sponsors H.R. 4956 alone.

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4956 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Aug 12, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4956 has taken 3 actions since Aug 12, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4956 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4956 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Residency Act — Display Title
• Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Residency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 40, United States Code, to require a majority of the members of the Commission of Fine Arts to be residents of the District of Columbia. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4956 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4956’s is Government Operations and Politics.

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