[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H10569-H10570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           9/11 MEMORIAL ACT

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur 
in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6287) to provide competitive 
grants for the operation, security, and maintenance of certain 
memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:
  Senate amendment:

       On page 2, lines 9 and 10, strike ``, the Pentagon, and 
     United Airlines Flight 93'' and insert ``and the Pentagon''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McClintock) and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Grijalva) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.


                             General Leave

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6287, sponsored by Congressman Tom MacArthur, 
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants through a 
competitive process to nonprofit organizations to operate, provide 
security, maintain, and increase visitation at U.S. memorials to the 
victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This bill 
passed the House by voice vote on September 12.
  Throughout our Nation's history, Congress has supported public-
private partnerships with nongovernmental organizations for the 
operation and maintenance of memorials and museums of national 
significance. Such partnerships exist at the Oklahoma City National 
Memorial and Museum and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 
for example.
  The Senate has amended the bill to remove the Flight 93 site in 
Pennsylvania from the program at the supporting foundation's request.
  This bill will ensure that our Nation's other 9/11 memorials are 
maintained and preserved for future generations to visit, learn, and 
reflect. May we never forget the nearly 3,000 Americans we lost that 
fateful day.

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  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the measure, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6287 would provide grant funding for the operation, 
security, and maintenance of the memorials honoring those men and women 
who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
  We concur with the Senate amendment that modifies the term ``covered 
memorial.'' We urge our colleagues to support this amendment one more 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I urge concurrence in the Senate 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock) that the House suspend the 
rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 6287.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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