[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H11792-H11793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 APPOINTMENT OF ANNE D'HARNONCOURT TO THE SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 111) providing for the appointment of Anne 
D'Harnoncourt as a citizen Regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 111

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in 
     accordance with 

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     section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 
     43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
     Institution, in the class other than Members of Congress, 
     occurring by reason of the expiration of the term of Samuel 
     Curtis Johnson of Wisconsin on December 4, 1995, is filed by 
     the appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt of Pennsylvania. The 
     appointment is for a term of six years and shall take effect 
     on December 5, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Thomas] and the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] 
will each be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California [Mr. Thomas].
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Joint Resolution 111 provides for the appointment of Anne 
D'Harnoncourt to the Smithsonian Institute's Board of Regents. Ms. 
D'Harnoncourt serves as the director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 
In addition to her current position, she has worked at the Tate Gallery 
in London and the Art institute of Chicago. The knowledge she possesses 
from her vast arts background will obviously prove beneficial to the 
Smithsonian's Board. I urge my colleagues to support House Joint 
Resolution 111.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume and 
join my colleague, the gentleman from California [Mr. Thomas], in 
strong support of this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shays). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Thomas] that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 
111.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. HILLEARY. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule I and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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