[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 216 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 216


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 1996

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
           Providing for relocation of the Portrait Monument.

Whereas in 1995, women of America celebrated the 75th anniversary of their right 
        to participate in our government through suffrage;
Whereas Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony were 
        pioneers in the movement for women's suffrage and the pursuit of equal 
        rights; and
Whereas the relocation of the Portrait Monument to a place of prominence and 
        esteem would serve to honor and re- 

vere the contribution of thousands of women; Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the 
Architect of the Capitol shall--
            (1) restore the Portrait Monument and place it in the Rotunda of the 
        Capitol for one year at which time it shall be moved to a permanent site 
        along with an appropriate educational display, as determined by the 
        commission created in section 3, and an alternative statue recommended 
        by the commission shall be placed in the Rotunda;
            (2) make all necessary arrangements for a rededication ceremoney of 
        the Portrait Monument in the Rotunda in conjunction with the Woman 
        Suffrage Statue Campaign; and
            (3) use no Federal funds to pay any expense of restoring or moving 
        the statue.
    Sec. 2. The Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used at a time 
mutually agreed upon by the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives for a ceremony to commemorate and celebrate the 
statue's return to the Rotunda.
    Sec. 3. A commission of 11 interested parties, including Senators and 
Representatives, will be appointed. The majority leader of the Senate will 
appoint three members and the minority leader of the Senate will appoint two 
members to the commission. The Speaker of the House of Representatives will 
appoint one member, the majority leader of the House of Representatives will 
appoint two members, the minority leader of the House of Representatives will 
appoint two members, and the Architect of the Capitol will serve as the eleventh 
member of the commission. Immediately following the relocation of the Portrait 
Monument, the commission shall--
            (1) select a permanent site for the Portrait Monument;
            (2) plan and develop an educational display to be located near the 
        statue at its permanent site, describing some of the most dramatic 
        events of the suffragettes' lives;
            (3) select an alternative statue for permanent placement in the 
        Rotunda of the Capitol to commemorate the struggle of women in America 
        for equal rights;
            (4) provide its recommendation to the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives no later than one year after the relocation of the 
        Portrait Monument; and
            (5) use no Federal funds to pay any expense of the educational 
        display and/or relocation of the Portrait Monument.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.