Establishing an advisory working group to make recommendations with respect to relief portraits in the Hall of the House of Representatives.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 582 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 582

  Establishing an advisory working group to make recommendations with 
        respect to relief portraits in the Hall of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2025

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Establishing an advisory working group to make recommendations with 
        respect to relief portraits in the Hall of the House of 
                            Representatives.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment; Composition.--There is established an advisory 
working group to carry out this section that shall consist of the 
following members:
            (1) The Clerk of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Curator of the House of Representatives.
            (3) The Curator for the Architect of the Capitol.
            (4) The Chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
        on House Administration.
            (5) The Chair and ranking minority member of the 
        Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on 
        Appropriations.
            (6) The Co-Chairs of the Congressional Bipartisan Women's 
        Caucus.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The advisory working group shall submit to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader, and 
the Committee on House Administration a written report that includes 
recommendations with respect to the following:
            (1) Two women whose portraits would be suitable for 
        inclusion among the relief portraits of lawgivers placed above 
        the doors to the public gallery of the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) The planning, funding, and commissioning of the relief 
        portraits of the women described in paragraph (1).
            (3) The installation of the relief portraits described in 
        paragraph (2) in the Hall of the House of Representatives, 
        including whether the relief portraits should replace any 
        existing relief portrait.
            (4) A timeline for such installation that would minimize 
        the disruptive effect of the installation on the business 
        conducted in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Coordination.--The advisory working group shall designate two 
members among the individuals described in paragraphs (4) through (6), 
with the approval of the Speaker and the Minority Leader, to take such 
actions as are necessary for the advisory working group to carry out 
this section.
    (d) Consultation With Experts.--In carrying out this section, the 
advisory working group shall consult with the following:
            (1) Leading and reputable scholars with respect to the 
        history of law, women's history, and related disciplines of 
        study and research.
            (2) Staff of the Library of Congress.
    (e) Deadline for Submission.--The advisory working group shall 
submit the report described in subsection (b) not later than the 
earliest of the following:
            (1) One year after the date of the adoption of this 
        Resolution.
            (2) The end of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
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