A bill to recognize magic as a "rare and valuable art form and national treasure" was introduced into the House of Representatives on Tuesday. With that, a Republican lawmaker has renewed his efforts to designate magic as a national treasure.
According to ABC NEWS, the bill claims that magic "has not been properly recognized as a great American art form, nor has it been accorded the institutional status on a national level commensurate with its value and importance." A statement sent via text of the House Resolution states that magic is "an art form with the unique power and potential to impact the lives of all people."
It also added, "magicians are visual storytellers who seamlessly interweave elements of mystery, wonder, emotion, and expression." The new bill also praises the influence magic has had on art, cinema, technology, and education.
Moreover, to recognize the bill, it also seeks for "efforts to make certain that magic is preserved, understood, and promulgated." Representative Pete Sessions introduced the HR 642.
Representative Steve Stivers, Representative Pat Meehan, Representative Dan Donovan, Representative Charlie Dent, Representative Ken Buck, and Representative Mike Simpsons are recognized as the co-sponsors of the bill. It has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
On Tuesday, BAKERSFIELDNOW reported that Representative Pete Sessions introduced the resolution. He stated that magic lets people experience the impossible and has "unique power and potential to impact the lives of all people."
Sessions' bill indicates author Arthur C. Clarke, artist Leonardo da Vinci, and American magicians Harry Houdini, and David Copperfield. "People consistently leave David Copperfield's live magic show with a different perspective than when they entered," the bill suggests.
House Resolution No. 642 unaccountably points out magician David Copperfield eight times, as claimed by NYDAILYNEWS. According to the proposal, Magic is a multi-purpose art form that "enables people to experience the impossible" and "transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary" and "transcends any barrier of race, religion, language culture."
Meanwhile, the resolution is calling for an effort for effective national support and preserve magic. But the bill still awaits the vote from the entire House of Representatives.
