[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H6430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF ANNE d'HARNONCOURT AS CITIZEN REGENT OF 
              BOARD OF REGENTS OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate 
joint resolution (S.J. Res. 19) providing for the reappointment of Anne 
d'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 19

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in 
     accordance with 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 Anne d'Harnoncourt of Pennsylvania, 
     is filled by reappointment of the incumbent for a term of 6 
     years. The reappointment shall take effect on December 29, 
     2001.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Ney) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney).
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Senate Joint Resolution 19 provides for the reappointment of Anne 
d'Harnoncourt to serve on the Smithsonian Institution's Board of 
Regents.
  Anne d'Harnoncourt currently serves as the George D. Widener director 
and chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She 
graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College in Cambridge and 
received her master's degree with distinction from the Courtauld 
Institute of Art in London.
  Mrs. d'Harnoncourt started her museum career at the Tate Gallery in 
London. She has also worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and has 
worked in several different levels within the Philadelphia Museum of 
Art before being named the chief executive officer in 1997.
  Anne d'Harnoncourt has an extensive background, as you can see, Mr. 
Speaker, in the arts, and is head of one of our Nation's premier 
museums. I believe her strong background makes her an excellent 
candidate for reappointment to the Smithsonian Institution's Board of 
Regents, and I urge my colleagues to support S.J. Res. 19.
  I also want to thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Maryland 
(Mr. Hoyer), and my colleague here today, the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Serrano), who have made this resolution possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of Senate Joint Resolution 19, reappointing Anne 
d'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution for a 
second 6-year term. She is currently the director and CEO of the 
Philadelphia Museum of Art, and was originally elected to the 
Smithsonian Board of Regents in 1995. She has more than 30 years of 
experience as a museum curator and director. At the Philadelphia Museum 
of Art, she has been curator, director, and CEO in a distinguished 
career.
  Mr. Speaker, S.J. Res. 19 was passed unanimously by the Senate on 
September 13, and I urge its adoption by the House today.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) that the House suspend the rules and pass 
the Senate joint resolution, S.J. Res. 19.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate joint resolution was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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