According to a White House press release published on Thursday, United States President Joe Biden has named 24 industry professionals he would appoint to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. President Biden named Bruce Cohen and Lady Gaga as Co-Chairs, and invited 22 others to become members including Clooney, Jon Batiste, Angélica Garcia, Jennifer Garner, Nora Halpern, Marta Kauffman, Ricky Kirshner, Troy Kotsur, Katie McGrath, Laura Penn, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, Shonda Rhimes Anna Deavere Smith, Joe Walsh, Kerry Washington, and Pauline Yu.