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title: "A resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the American Visionary Art Museum."
identifier: "114-SRES-317"
congress: 114
bill_number: 317
bill_type: "SRES"
version_code: "ats"
version_type: "ats"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/317"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/317"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2015-11-18", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/317/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T00:06:50.127Z"
---
Whereas the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, opened on November 24, 1995;Whereas, in 1992, Congress designated the American Visionary Art Museum as the national repository and education center for visionary art;Whereas the American Visionary Art Museum—(1)is the first museum in North America that is wholly dedicated to assembling a comprehensive national collection of visionary art;(2)perseveres due largely to the leadership of its founder, Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, who built the idea of assembling a comprehensive national collection of visionary art into an institution;(3)encourages art as a means of expression for at-risk youth and other individuals who are often overlooked;(4)seeks to end the stigma associated with disability by illuminating the power to overcome the adversity associated with disability through creativity;(5)educates, inspires, and entertains over 125,000 visitors each year; and(6)continues to fulfill its mission to increase awareness of uncommon art that is created out of extraordinary circumstances; andWhereas it is in the best interest of the national welfare and each United States citizen—(1)to preserve visionary art; and(2)to celebrate visionary art as a unique art form: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—
  - (1) commemorates the 20thanniversary of the opening of the American Visionary Art Museum; and
  - (2) reaffirms that visionary art is a rare and valuable national treasure to which individuals in the United States should devote attention, support, and resources to ensure it is collected, preserved, and understood.