[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 247 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 247

Commending the Library of Congress's private-sector advisory body, the 
James Madison Council, and its Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, on 15 
   years of exemplary service to Congress and the Nation and looking 
     forward to the Council's continued success in the years ahead.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2005

 Mr. Stevens submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the Library of Congress's private-sector advisory body, the 
James Madison Council, and its Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, on 15 
   years of exemplary service to Congress and the Nation and looking 
     forward to the Council's continued success in the years ahead.

Whereas the James Madison Council, the Library of Congress's first-ever national 
        advisory and support group in the 205-year history of the Library of 
        Congress is celebrating its 15th year under the continuing strong 
        leadership of its Founding Chairman John W. Kluge;
Whereas the James Madison Council remains a loyal group of friends whose vision 
        and generosity have made possible many new initiatives within America's 
        oldest Federal cultural institution;
Whereas John Kluge has energized this group of dedicated and generous 
        individuals from the private-sector to help this unique institution that 
        was created by Congress to make added contributions for the good of the 
        Nation;
Whereas John Kluge's example and leadership has benefitted not only the Library 
        of Congress and Congress, but also scholars, researchers, and lifelong 
        learners everywhere, and has created a new international award at the 
        highest level for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity;
Whereas building on John Kluge's generosity, the James Madison Council has 
        strengthened and enriched the world of scholarship in Washington, 
        District of Columbia, and provided new on-line educational material for 
        the classrooms of the Nation and the world;
Whereas the members of the James Madison Council have added a significant number 
        of rare and historic materials of major importance to the national 
        collection of the Library of Congress, such as the 1507 Waldseemuller 
        map of the world, which was the first map to include America, made 
        possible by members John Hendricks, Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, and 
        David Koch, the restoration of Thomas Jefferson's original library, 
        which is the cornerstone of the Library's collections, thanks to Jerry 
        Jones, a major private collection from members Jean and Jay I. Kislak, 
        which documents the encounter between European explorers and the 
        indigenous peoples of North America and, thanks to Jon and Lillian 
        Lovelace, the Alan Lomax collection, which is the largest collection of 
        ethnographic material ever assembled by one person; and
Whereas led by John Kluge, the James Madison Council has furthered the programs 
        of the Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, such as the National 
        Digital Library, which provides free internet access to 10,000,000 of 
        the most historically important and educationally valuable primary 
        materials in the Library's collection, the National Book Festival, which 
        celebrates the joys of reading, and the Library's Bicentennial 
        celebration in the year 2000: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends the Library of Congress's 
private-sector advisory body, the James Madison Council, and its 
Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, on 15 years of exemplary service to 
Congress and the Nation and looks forward to its continued success in 
the years ahead.
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