A resolution authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for the commemoration and reunification of Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds on November 18, 2026.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 952 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 952

Authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for the commemoration and reunification of Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds on November 18, 2026.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 9, 2026

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. McConnell) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for the commemoration and reunification of Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds on November 18, 2026.

Whereas the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building (referred to in this preamble as the ``Hart Building'') is home to Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds, one of the most significant pieces of modern art on the Capitol Grounds; Whereas Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds was commissioned for the Hart Building and conceived as an integral part of the building's architecture and public spaces; Whereas Alexander Calder's design was selected by the Architect of the Capitol in 1975 and the plans were presented in November 1976, with installation completed in November 1986; Whereas Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was one of America's greatest sculptors of the 20th century, known for his invention of the suspended moving sculpture, with Mountains and Clouds representing his final work; Whereas the Clouds were removed and have been separated from the Mountains since 2014, leaving the Senate and the public without the artwork as it was originally conceived and experienced; and Whereas the historic refabrication and reinstallation of the Clouds in 2026 as part of Alexander Calder's extraordinary Mountains and Clouds in the Hart Building was made possible through the collaboration and commitment over the past 10 years by the Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Commission on Art, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and several current and former Senators, as well as the exceptional dedication and generous support of the Calder Foundation: Now, therefore, be it Resolved,

SECTION 1. USE OF THE ATRIUM IN THE HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING FOR COMMEMORATION OF THE REUNIFICATION OF ALEXANDER CALDER'S MOUNTAINS AND CLOUDS.

The atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building is authorized to be used on November 18, 2026, for the commemoration of the reunification of Alexander Calder's Mountains and Clouds. <all>