[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 28 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S1416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 26, 2017, AS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE IN THE STATE OF
ALASKA
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary
Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 55.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 55) recognizing February 26, 2017, as
the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Denali National
Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to;
the Murkowski amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as
amended, be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered made
and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 55) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 191) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the resolution)
Amend the sixteenth whereas clause to read as follows:
Whereas Denali National Park and Preserve has provided a
wide array of visitor experiences to tourists, including
hiking, dog mushing, rafting, and cycling;
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
(The resolution with its preamble, as amended, will be printed in a
future edition of the Record.)
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