Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§2134 Art Exhibits
Title 2 › CHAPTER 30 — OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX › SUBCHAPTER V — HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND FINE ARTS › Part D — Miscellaneous › § 2134
Summary
Only U.S. government‑owned art and items may be displayed in the Capitol’s halls and corridors.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §2134
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No work of art or manufacture other than the property of the United States shall be exhibited in the National Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center, or the corridors of the Capitol.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 189 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Section is based on act Mar. 3, 1879, popularly known as the “Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1879”. R.S. § 1815 derived from act July 20, 1868, ch. 176, § 6, 15 Stat. 110.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–437 inserted “Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center,” after “Rotunda,”.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 2134
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102