MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

Addresses

Kootenai County, ID, Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication: Ronald D. Rankin, E2251 [11DE]

National D-Day Memorial Dedication: President Bush, S5881 [6JN]

Amendments

District of Columbia: expedite construction of the World War II memorial (H.R. 1696), S5261, S5355 [21MY], H2391 [22MY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 423), S10799 [17OC]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S654 [29JA], S1164 [7FE], H829 [12MR], H1017 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Changing the World One Clip at a Time, E1250 [29JN]

Flag Staff Dedicated in Downtown Park, E2402 [20DE]

J.A. Jones Reaffirms Long History of Supporting U.S. Military, S6383 [18JN]

Overdue Honor for WWII Veterans Once Again Is Unjustly in the Line of Fire, S4441 [7MY]

They Must Be Remembered, H9226 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: maintain a memorial park in Nairobi, Kenya, honoring persons killed by the bombing of the U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 2767), H5335 [2AU]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see S. 1051), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see S. Con. Res. 64), S8911 [3AU] (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (see H.R. 601), H323 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6055 [25SE]

———establish a memorial to Native Americans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2918), H5925 [21SE]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———expedite construction of the World War II memorial (see S. 580), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 1696), H1923 [3MY]

Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1226), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 3177), H7358 [29OC]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 423), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 2643), H4634 [25JY]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 3449), H9239 [11DE]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (see H.R. 2665), H4724 [26JY]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (see H.R. 38), H25 [3JA]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: expand and enhance (see S. 1338), S8704 [2AU]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 621), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1161), H1112 [22MR]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S7426 [10JY] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

National monuments: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 177), H3465 [21JN]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 452), H220 [7FE]

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (see H.R. 1098), H1010 [20MR]

Terrorism: establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5831 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2334 [17MY]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (see S. 1240), S8203 [25JY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 282), H109 [30JA]

———establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2748), H5334 [2AU]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3335), H8338 [16NO]

———prohibit desecration of memorials (see H.R. 2024), H2847 [25MY]

———provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H1485 (see H.R. 1469), H1495 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1122 [7FE] (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H9238 [11DE]

Williamsburg, KY: install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building (see S. 1714), S11940 [15NO]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

Descriptions

``Somewhere-Everyday'' Fallen Firefighter Memorial, Colorado Springs, CO, H3633 [27JN]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S425 [22JA]

Factsheets

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

Letters

GSA selection of contractor for World War II memorial: Bob Dole, S6383 [18JN]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Artie Muller, Rolling Thunder, Inc., S11553 [7NO]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization, S11553 [7NO]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S11552 [7NO]

Lists

National monument acreage added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S425 [22JA]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by President Clinton, S425 [22JA]

Poems

``The New Colossus,'' Emma Lazarus, S9184 [6SE]

Press releases

GSA Selection of Contractor for World War II Memorial: American Battle Monuments Commission, S6383 [18JN]

———GSA, S6383 [18JN]

Philipp Holzmann AG (business) Guilty Plea to Conspiracy To Rig Bids on an AID-Funded Construction Contract: AID, S6383 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), H3472-H3479, H3491 [25JN], E686 [1MY]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (H.R. 1456), H6097, H6098 [2OC]

Carrizo Plain National Monument: prohibit new oil and gas drilling, H3372 [21JN]

Cartersville, GA: tribute to Monument to Friendship, E535 [4AP]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (H.R. 601), H1680-H1682 [1MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 2966), H5978 [25SE]

Dighton, MA: dedication of Dighton Veterans Memorial Common, E1070 [12JN]

District of Columbia: expedite construction of the World War II memorial (H.R. 1696), H2155-H2161 [15MY], H2390-H2396 [22MY], E820 [17MY]

France: tribute to memorial built by villagers of St. Parize le Chatel and Moiry to U.S. soldiers who died during World War I, E785 [10MY]

Friends of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (organization): tribute, E1710 [24SE]

Hazleton, PA: Boyarski Family Memorial dedication, E927 [24MY]

Hoga (U.S.S.): authorize transport of former naval medium harbor tug to Port Everglades, FL, for use as a veterans memorial and for vocational seamanship training (H.R. 2665), E1439 [26JY]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (H.R. 38), H9179 [11DE]

J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, H3211 [19JN]

Kansas City, MO: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of the Liberty Memorial, E1525 [3AU]

Kirkland, WA: dedication of ``The Homecoming'' memorial honoring Armed Forces members and their families, E1226 [27JN]

Lehi, UT: tribute to Lehi American Legion Post 19 and VFW on construction of veterans memorial, E769 [10MY]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1161), H6095 [2OC], E435 [22MR]

Michigan: tribute to Michigan Vietnam Monument Commission volunteers, E1984 [2NO]

Morrison, Walter G.: permanently etch name on the National Fallen Firefighters Monument, E1823 [5OC]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), H6071, H6076-H6080 [2OC], E490 [29MR], E1777 [2OC], E1783, E1784 [3OC], E1834 [9OC]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3414-H3418 [21JN]

Owego, NY: tribute to Baker Fireman's Fountain, E1783 [3OC]

Paramus, NJ: dedication of Purple Heart Monument, E2060 [13NO]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of the Kosciuszko House, E67 [30JA]

———tribute to Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit, E773 [10MY]

Piti, GU: dedication of statue commemorating Jose L.G. Rios, E1585 [5SE]

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 452), H169 [6FE]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Gates Chili Middle School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E593 [24AP]

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (H.R. 1098), H1023-H1025 [21MR]

Surfside, FL: preservation of South Florida Military Museum and Memorial, H5181 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, E326 [8MR]

Terrorism: establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (H.R. 3036), E1815 [5OC]

Veterans: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

———provide grants to repair veterans memorials (H.R. 1469), E570 [5AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 3443), H9225 [11DE]

West Sacramento, CA: tribute to VFW Post No. 8762 for establishing an All Wars Veterans' Memorial, E1077 [12JN]

Whitwell, TN: tribute to Whitwell Middle School Holocaust memorial project, E1249 [29JN]

Williamsburg, KY: install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building (S. 1714), H10363 [19DE], H10935 [20DE]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, H5848 [20SE]

———honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (H. Con. Res. 160), H3004 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), S10798 [17OC]

———authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), unanimous-consent request, S7185 [29JN]

Bedford, VA: dedication of the the National D-Day Memorial, S5881 [6JN]

Birmingham, AL: Vulcan Monument restoration funding, S7557-S7559 [12JY]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (S. 1051), S6330 [14JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (S. Con. Res. 64), S8976 [3AU]

Clay County, MO: dedication of Legacy Memorial and Fountain, S6315 [14JN]

Crump, Robert W.: permanently etch name on the National Fallen Firefighters Monument, S10378 [9OC]

District of Columbia: expedite construction of the World War II memorial, S5607 [24MY]

———expedite construction of the World War II memorial (H.R. 1696), S4440-S4442 [7MY], S5101 [17MY], S5260-S5262 [21MY]

———expedite construction of the World War II memorial (S. 580), S2593 [20MR]

Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (S. 1226), S8126 [24JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 423), S1753 [1MR], S10799 [17OC]

J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, S6381-S6384 [18JN]

Library of Congress: Veterans History Project funding, S5605 [24MY]

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: expand and enhance (S. 1338), S8758 [2AU]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1161), S10798 [17OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), S10338 [4OC]

———commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 18), S7431 [10JY], S10338 [4OC]

National Japanese American Memorial: opening, S7186 [29JN], S8697 [2AU]

National monuments: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S424 [22JA]

———prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, S7459-S7474, S7489 [11JY]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S8222 [25JY]

Veterans: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 1644), S11552 [7NO]

Williamsburg, KY: install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building (S. 1714), S12577 [6DE]

Reports filed

Adams Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia to Honor John Adams and Family: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1668) (S. Rept. 107-77), S9971 [1OC]

American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia To Honor Tomas G. Masaryk: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 107-221), H6066 [28SE]

Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1456) (H. Rept. 107-223), H6066 [28SE]

Commemorate Fallen Firefighters by Lowering the U.S. Flag to Half-Staff During the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, MD: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 18), S10286 [4OC]

Craters of the Moon National Monument Access to Hunters, and Continue the Applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the Disposition of Grazing Fees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 601) (H. Rept. 107-34), H1406 [3AP]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 423) (S. Rept. 107-69), S9971 [1OC]

Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 38) (H. Rept. 107-325), H9076 [6DE]

Maritime Policy Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1098) (S. Rept. 107-48), S8348 [27JY]

Statements

Role of J.A. Jones Construction Co., in Supporting U.S. Military: John D. Bond III, J.A. Jones Constrction Co., S6381 [18JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 42, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, H6076 [2OC]

H.R. 38, Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act, H9179 [11DE]

H.R. 601, ensure hunters access to Craters of the Moon National Monument and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands, H1680 [1MY]

H.R. 1098, Maritime Policy Improvment Act, H1023-H1025 [21MR]

H.R. 1161, American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) establishment of a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia, H6095 [2OC]

H.R. 1456, Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act, H6097 [2OC]

H.R. 1668, establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family, H3472 [25JN]

H.R. 1696, expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia, H2155 [15MY], H2391 [22MY]

H.R. 3443, Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act, H9226 [11DE]

S. 423, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, S1754 [1MR], S10799 [17OC]

S. 580, expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia, S2593 [20MR]

S. 1051, Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act, S6330 [14JN]

S. 1226, POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act, S8126 [24JY]

S. 1338, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Enhancement Act, S8759 [2AU]

S. 1714, install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building in Williamsburg, KY, S12578 [6DE], H10363 [19DE]

S. 1714, install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Williamsburg, KY Post Office Building, S11951 [15NO]

S. Con. Res. 64, design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life, S8976 [3AU]

S.J. Res. 18, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S10338 [4OC]

S.J. Res. 18, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S7431 [10JY]