[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12417-S12418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN'S MUSEUM INSTITUTE
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 67, submitted
earlier today by Senator Hutchison.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 67) expressing the
sense of Congress that the museum entitled ``The Women's
Museum: An Institute for the Future,'' in Dallas, Texas, be
designated as a millennium project of the United States.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate
consideration of the concurrent resolution?
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
concurrent resolution.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I am pleased today to support, along
with my distinguished colleagues, Senators Murray, Snowe, Landrieu,
Feinstein, Boxer, Mikulski, Moseley-Braun, and Collins this concurrent
resolution to grant recognition to the effort now underway to establish
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future.
This important museum, being sponsored by the Foundation for Women's
Resources in Texas and to be completed in 2000 in Dallas, will
appropriately be designated by this resolution as a national millennium
project for the United States. While the resolution will not preclude
other official events and activities commemorating the turn of the
millennium, it will serve to highlight the contributions of women in
our Nation and world and how those contributions promise to continue to
expand and evolve into the next century and millennium. The Women's
Museum: An Institute for the Future will become a focal point for this
recognition and appreciation of the role of women in our lives and
culture and in commerce, politics, art, music, the sciences, and
virtually every other field of endeavor.
Mr. President, I am especially excited about the tremendous potential
of this museum to educate all people, particularly young women and
girls, about the growing opportunities women have today--opportunities
that were only dreams a few decades ago. These visitors to the museum
will have the opportunity to learn about the past, present, and
potential future lives and accomplishments of women, using a variety of
traditional and innovative exhibits and interactive experiences.
Moreover, the museum will serve as a center where people may gather to
discuss and research the history and trends of issues affecting women.
The museum will be housed in the historic Texas State Fair Coliseum,
located on the grounds of Fair Park in Dallas, which receives over six
million visitors a year and is already home to a host of cultural and
artistic attractions. The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future
will be an exciting addition to this state and national asset, and I am
confident will continue to attract the enthusiastic support of
governments, individuals, and corporations across the nation and across
the world. It is my hope that this concurrent resolution will help
focus even more attention on this effort to acknowledge and understand
the virtually limitless potential of women in our society.
Thank you, Mr. President, and I ask unanimous consent that the text
of the concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.
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Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
resolution be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; that the
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements
relating to the resolution appear at the appropriate place in the
Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Con. Res. 67) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
S. Con. Res. 67
Whereas knowledge of our heritage is critical to
understanding and meeting the challenges of today and
developing a vision for our future;
Whereas the recognition of historic contributions of women
to civilization is woefully lacking and such contributions
are misunderstood in our Nation's cultural and historical
landscape;
Whereas the Foundation for Women's Resources has announced
the creation of The Women's Museum: An Institute for the
Future (in this resolution referred to as the ``Museum''), a
state-of-the-art, interactive museum that will--
(1) profile the specific achievements of individual women
throughout history;
(2) explore the experiences of women in our civilization;
and
(3) celebrate the role of women in culture, commerce,
politics, art, music, and the sciences;
Whereas the Museum will both honor the past contributions
of women in history as well as the future role of women in
our society;
Whereas the Museum will be housed in the restored State
Fair Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, and designed by architect
Wendy Evans Joseph, Senior designer for the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum;
Whereas the Museum has been widely supported by numerous
women's organizations, local governments, corporations, and
individuals;
Whereas the Museum is scheduled to open in the year 2000,
the first time as a Nation we have witnessed the turn of a
millennium; and
Whereas the turn of the millennium will be commemorated by
government institutions and agencies with special projects
and events all over our country: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress--
(1) that the past, present, and future contributions of
women to culture, commerce, politics, art, music, and the
sciences should be recognized and celebrated;
(2) that The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future,
in Dallas, Texas, should be designated as a millennium
project for the United States; and
(3) that Federal agencies and other Federal institutions
should support the establishment and operation of The Women's
Museum: An Institute for the Future by--
(A) providing construction and operational support;
(B) supporting a ground-breaking ceremony for the museum;
and
(C) supporting the museum and its objectives in all other
respects.
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