Hometown Artists Act of 2011

Hometown Artists Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to give priority to state and local artists when selecting artwork for federal buildings, except for buildings located in the District of Columbia. 

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2927 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2927

To give priority to local and State artists when selecting appropriate 
                     artwork for Federal buildings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2011

   Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To give priority to local and State artists when selecting appropriate 
                     artwork for Federal buildings.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hometown Artists Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. SELECTION OF ARTISTS FOR GSA ART-IN-ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM.

    (a) Priority for Local and State Artists.--To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Administrator of the General Service Administration 
(hereinafter referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') 
shall give priority to local and State artists when selecting 
appropriate artwork for Federal buildings.
    (b) Exception for District of Columbia.--Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to artwork selected for Federal buildings located in the District 
of Columbia.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall by rule amend such 
Federal regulations as required to make such regulations consistent 
with this section.
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