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{{Short description|Legislative oversight committee for the Library of Congress}}
The '''Joint Committee on the Library''' is a [[Joint Committee of the United States Congress]] devoted to the affairs and administration of the [[Library of Congress]], which is the library of the federal legislature. There are five members of each house on the [[United States Congressional committee|committee]]. It has no [[United States Congressional subcommittee|subcommittees]].

The committee was originally established in 1806 (''House Journal''. 1806. 9th Cong., 1st sess., [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llhj&fileName=005/llhj005.db&recNum=303 27 February].) to support the expansion of a congressional library. In 1811, the committee was officially made permanent. It is Congress's oldest continuing joint committee.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The library : an illustrated history|last=Murrary|first=Stuart P.|publisher=[[Skyhorse Pub]]|year=2009|isbn=9781602397064|location=New York, NY|pages=[https://archive.org/details/libraryillustrat0000murr/page/156 156]|url=https://archive.org/details/libraryillustrat0000murr/page/156}}</ref>

The Committee currently has oversight of the operations of the Library of Congress, as well as management of the congressional art collection, the National Statuary Hall Collection, and the [[United States Botanic Garden]], but does not have legislative authority.

The committee is authorized to accept any work of the [[fine arts]] on behalf of Congress and designate a location in the [[United States Capitol]] for the [[work of art]] (pursuant to the [[Revised Statutes of the United States|Revised Statutes]]). This authority was expanded in 1875 to require that artwork that was not the property of the United States could not be displayed in the Capitol and that rooms in the Capitol cannot be used as private studios for works of art without written permission of the Committee. The [[Architect of the Capitol]] has the authority to enforce this provision.

On February 24, 1933, with the passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 47, the Architect of the Capitol was authorized and directed to relocate within the Capitol any of the statues already received and placed in Statuary Hall, upon the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, and to provide for the reception and location of statues received from the states. This provision was permanently enacted into law in 2000 in the legislative branch appropriations.

Membership consists of the chairman and four Members of the [[United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Senate Committee on Rules and Administration]], chairman and three Members of the [[United States House Committee on House Administration|Committee on House Administration]] and chairman (or his designee) of the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch]]. The chairmanship of the Committee alternates between the House and Senate every two years, at the start of a new Congress.<ref name=main>[https://cha.house.gov/jointcommittees/joint-committee-library "Joint Committee on the Library"]. [[United States House Committee on House Administration]]. Retrieved on November 26, 2017.</ref>

==118th Congress==
The following members currently serve on the Joint Committee on the Library for the [[118th United States Congress]].

=== Members ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 118th Congress<ref name="main" /><ref name=":0" />
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], Minnesota, ''Vice Chair''
*[[Mark Warner]], Virginia
*[[Jon Ossoff]], Georgia
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*[[Deb Fischer]], Nebraska
*[[Cindy Hyde-Smith]], Mississippi
|-
! House<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*{{nowrap|[[Bryan Steil]], Wisconsin, ''Chair''}}
*[[Mike Carey (politician)|Mike Carey]], Ohio
*[[Mark Amodei]], Nevada
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*[[Joe Morelle]], New York
*[[Terri Sewell]], Alabama
|}

== 117th Congress ==
The [[117th United States Congress]] served from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023.

=== Members ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 117th Congress<ref name="main" /><ref name=":0" />
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], Minnesota, ''Vice Chair''
*[[Patrick Leahy]], Vermont
*[[Mark Warner]], Virginia
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*[[Roy Blunt]], Missouri, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Richard Shelby]], Alabama
|-
! House<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*{{nowrap|[[Zoe Lofgren]], California, ''Chair''}}
*[[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]], Ohio
*[[G. K. Butterfield]], North Carolina
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*[[Rodney Davis (politician)|Rodney Davis]], Illinois, ''Vice Ranking Member''
*[[Barry Loudermilk]], Georgia
|}

==116th Congress==
The [[116th United States Congress]] served from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2021.
===Members===
The following members served on the Joint Committee on the Library for the [[116th United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2019 |title=!16th Congress – S.Res. 86, A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/86/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22Electing+Members%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2 |access-date=March 2, 2019 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 116th Congress<ref name="main" /><ref name=":0">{{USBill|116|sres|86|site=yes}}</ref>
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*[[Roy Blunt]], Missouri, ''Chair''
*[[Pat Roberts]], Kansas
*[[Richard Shelby]], Alabama
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], Minnesota, ''Vice Ranking Member''
*[[Patrick Leahy]], Vermont
|-
! House<br>members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}} |
*{{nowrap|[[Zoe Lofgren]], California, ''Vice Chair''}}
*[[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]], Ohio
*[[G. K. Butterfield]], North Carolina
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}} |
*[[Rodney Davis (politician)|Rodney Davis]], Illinois, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Barry Loudermilk]], Georgia
|}

==115th Congress==
The [[115th United States Congress]] served from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019.

===Members===
The following members served on the Joint Committee on the Library for the [[115th United States Congress]].

{|class=wikitable
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 115th Congress<ref name=main/><ref>{{USBill|115|sres|101|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{USBill|115|hres|82|site=yes}}</ref>
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Richard Shelby]] (R-AL), ''Vice-Chairman''
*[[Pat Roberts]] (R-KS)
*[[Roy Blunt]] (R-MO)
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Amy Klobuchar]] (D-MN)
*[[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT)
|-
! House<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Gregg Harper]] (R-MS), ''Chairman''
*[[Kevin Yoder]] (R-KS)
*[[Barry Loudermilk]] (R-GA)
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Bob Brady]] (D-PA)
*[[Zoe Lofgren]] (D-CA)
|}

===Fine arts introduced===

The following resolutions were introduced for displaying [[fine arts]] in the [[United States Capitol]] during the [[115th United States Congress]].

* ''Lads of Pest'' statue provided by [[Hungary]] to commemorate the heroes of the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] on the occasion of the Revolution's 60th anniversary (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 01/05/2017)<ref>{{USBill|115|hconres|7|site=yes}}</ref>
* Statue depicting [[Harriet Tubman]] provided by the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the [[Maryland|State of Maryland]] (introduced in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on 02/15/2017)<ref>{{USBill|115|s|402|site=yes}}</ref>
* Statue or bust depicting [[Elie Wiesel]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 04/28/2017)<ref>{{USBill|115|hr|2230|site=yes}}</ref>
* Statue depicting [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant]] provided by the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 07/12/2017)<ref>{{USBill|115|hr|3213|site=yes}}</ref>

==114th Congress==
The [[114th United States Congress]] served from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017.

===Members===
The following members served on the Joint Committee on the Library for the [[114th United States Congress]].

{|class=wikitable
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 114th Congress<ref>{{USBill|114|sres|126|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{USBill|114|hres|171|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{USCongRec|2015|S2928}}</ref>
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Roy Blunt]] (R-MO), ''Chairman''
*[[Shelley Moore Capito]] (R-WV)
*[[Pat Roberts]] (R-KS)

| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chuck Schumer]] (D-NY)
*[[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT)

|-
! House<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Gregg Harper]] (R-MS), ''Vice-Chairman''
*[[Candice Miller]] (R-MI)
*[[Tom Graves]] (R-GA)
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Bob Brady]] (D-PA)
*[[Zoe Lofgren]] (D-CA)

|}

===Fine arts introduced===

The following resolutions were introduced for displaying [[fine arts]] in the [[United States Capitol]] during the [[114th United States Congress]].

* Statue depicting [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant]] provided by the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 06/18/2015 – '''no further action taken''')<ref>{{USBill|114|hr|2837|site=yes}}</ref>
* Statue depicting [[Harriet Tubman]] provided by the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the [[Maryland|State of Maryland]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 03/17/2016 – '''no further action taken''')<ref>{{USBill|114|hr|4812|site=yes}}</ref>
* Statue or bust depicting [[Elie Wiesel]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 07/08/2016 – '''no further action taken''')<ref>{{USBill|114|hr|5691|site=yes}}</ref>
* ''Lads of Pest'' statue provided by [[Hungary]] to commemorate the heroes of the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] on the occasion of the Revolution's 60th anniversary (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 09/15/2016 – '''no further action taken''')<ref>{{USBill|114|hconres|156|site=yes}}</ref>

==113th Congress==
The [[113th United States Congress]] served from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015.

===Members===
The following members served on the Joint Committee on the Library for the [[113th United States Congress]].

{|class=wikitable
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Members, 113th Congress<ref>{{USBill|113|sres|88|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{USBill|113|hres|142|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{USCongRec|2013|S3249}}</ref>
!
! Majority
! Minority
|-
! Senate<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chuck Schumer]] (D-NY), ''Vice-Chairman''
*[[Dick Durbin]] (D-IL)
*[[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT)

| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Pat Roberts]] (R-KS)
*[[Roy Blunt]] (R-MO)

|-
! House<br />members
| valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Gregg Harper]] (R-MS), ''Chairman''
*[[Candice Miller]] (R-MI)
*[[Tom Cole]] (R-OK)
| valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Bob Brady]] (D-PA)
*[[Zoe Lofgren]] (D-CA)

|}

===Fine arts introduced===

The following resolutions were introduced for displaying [[fine arts]] in the [[United States Capitol]] during the [[113th United States Congress]].

* Statue depicting [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant]] provided by the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on 03/27/2014 – '''no further action taken''')<ref>{{USBill|113|hr|4337|site=yes}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_membership/committee_memberships_JSLC.htm Senate members of the committee]
*[http://cha.house.gov/subcommittees/joint-committee-library House members of the committee]
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