MUSEUMS

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11485 [15SE], S11624, S11625, S11629, S11687, S11703, S11704, S11705 [17SE], S11716, S11726 [18SE], S11733, S11734, S11739, S11758 [22SE], S11784, S11791, S11807, S11808, S11814, S11816, S11817, S11818, S11819, S11862, S11863, S11864, S11865, S11866 [23SE], H6605 [10JY], H6708 [14JY], H6869, H6870 [15JY], H6963, H6974, H6976, H7020, H7021 [16JY], H7027, H7033, H7037, H7040, H7041, H7042, H7043, H7048, H7049, H7051, H7054, H7062, H7069, H7078, H7079, H7082, H7092, H7094, H7096 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6946 [16JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (S. 888), S10926 [1AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE], H9073 [1OC]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H1305 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Former EPA and Museum Official John Welles Dies, E156 [6FE]

Museum Proposal Makes Progress—Congressional Panel Approves New London as Host for Coast Guard Plan, H10418 [5NO]

Remembering the Awesome Lessons of the Holocaust, E1755 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorize appropriations and improve operations (see H.R. 3223), H9129 [1OC]

America's National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (see S. 674), S4165 [20MR]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

———increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H702 [13FE]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see S. 1233), S7718 [11JN] (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Bramble (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History (see S. 963), S5541 [30AP] (see H.R. 517), H268 [31JA]

Colin Powell Center for American Diplomacy: designate and provide for museum visitor and educational outreach services (see H.R. 1932), H3636 [1MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see S. 1850), S14804 [12NO]

———conduct a study of the Baranov Museum in Kodiak, AK, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1430), S9592 [17JY]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1391), S9244 [10JY] (see H.R. 2691), H6602 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H6867 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 418), H9980 [28OC]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 1741), S12737 [16OC]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (see S.J. Res. 12), S5343 [11AP] (see H.J. Res. 52), H3354 [11AP]

Education: establish a commission to study the establishment of a national education museum and archive (see H.R. 598), H320 [5FE]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2496), H5467 [17JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 238), S1736 [29JA] (see S. 888), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 13), H52 [7JA]

New Orleans, LA: refer to the National D-Day Museum as ``America's National World War II Museum'' (see H.R. 2109), H4130 [14MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 1157), S7135 [23MY] (see H.R. 2205), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 3491), H11358 [17NO]

———provide additional space and resources for national collections (see H.R. 2195), H4528 [21MY]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 242), S1736 [29JA] (see S. 1792), S13377 [28OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 287), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 76), S13377 [28OC] (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10236 [30OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2691), H9898-H9959 [28OC]

Factsheets

National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center, H5240-H5243 [11JN]

Letters

Clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum in New London, CT: T.J. Barrett, Coast Guard, H10419 [5NO]

Provide the Smithsonian Institution with additional space and resources for national collections: Representative Ney, Committee on House Administration (House), H6714 [15JY]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H6714 [15JY]

Recognize Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry as the official national museum of dentistry: T. Howard Jones and James B. Bramson, American Dental Association, S5386 [11AP]

Smithsonian Institution voluntary separation incentive payments: Lawrence M. Small, Smithsonian Institution, S10867 [31JY]

Lists

Clarification to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11610 [17SE]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11781 [23SE], H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10204 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage, E1920 [30SE]

Associated Underground Contractors, Inc.: tribute on renovation efforts of Henry Ford historical sites, H5541 [18JN]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (H.R. 2424), H5239 [11JN]

Bramble (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History (H.R. 517), H3981-H3983 [13MY], E995 [19MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7041 [17JY]

California State University: dedication of Steve and Nini Horn Center, E936 [13MY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network: awarding of grant to Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (organization), E1679 [4SE]

Cincinnati, OH: dedication of Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Wing, E924 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7040, H7041 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6710 [15JY], H6950-H6984 [16JY], H7025-H7058, H7062-H7083, H7087-H7105 [17JY], E1514, E1525, E1531, E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY], E1569, E1570 [23JY], E1583, E1585 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H9970 [28OC], H10190-H10205 [30OC], E2230 [5NO], E2267 [6NO], E2286 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6941-H6947 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 418), H9991-H9996 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), motion to instruct conferees, H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, H7047 [17JY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Historical Museum, E1529 [18JY]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (H.J. Res. 52), H9238-H9241 [7OC], E770 [12AP]

Dubuque, IA: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium dedication, E1386 [27JN]

Lauder, Evelyn H.: Sewall Belmont House and Museum Alice Award recipient, E1201 [11JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), H1644-H1652 [6MR], H8228, H8248-H8254 [16SE], E11 [8JA], E1820 [17SE], E1916, E1920 [30SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 13), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [4MR]

National Children's Museum: designate, E1916 [30SE]

National Park Service: Midwest Archaeological Center and Southeast Archaeological Center competitive sourcing study funding, H7092-H7094 [17JY]

New London, CT: clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum, H10417-H10420 [5NO]

Planetree (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to Jewish Life (organization), H3981-H3983 [13MY]

Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, E1997 [8OC]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Discovery Creek Children's Museum debut of Rolling Rainforest classroom, E1714 [5SE]

Santa Cruz, CA: tribute to Children's Learning Museum, E1434 [9JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 2205), E2349 [20NO]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11487-H11493 [18NO], E2361 [20NO]

———provide additional space and resources for national collections (H.R. 2195), H6713-H6715 [15JY]

Somerville, MA: tribute to Somerville Museum ``Lost Theatres of Somerville'' exhibit, E566 [25MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 806), E242 [13FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, E832 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

America's National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (S. 674), S4171 [20MR]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (S. 1233), S7720, S7721 [11JN], S9355 [14JY]

Bramble (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History (S. 963), S5609 [30AP]

Buy American Act: compliance, S11824 [23SE]

Deerfield, MA: anniversary of Historic Deerfield museum, S2450, S2452 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (S. 1850), S14807 [12NO]

———conduct a study of the Baranov Museum in Kodiak, AK, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 1430), S9598 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11605-S11610, S11624, S11629 [17SE], S11712, S11715-S11720 [18SE], S11731-S11736, S11738 [22SE], S11780, S11784-S11814, S11816, S11826 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13784-S13791 [3NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13643 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, S11795 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent request, S11794 [23SE]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (S. 1741), S15390-S15393 [21NO]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (H.J. Res. 52), S13183, S13184 [23OC]

———recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (S.J. Res. 12), S5386 [11AP]

Education: literacy, library, and museum programs funding, S11233 [9SE], S11273, S11274 [10SE]

Library of Congress: tribute to Lewis and Clark exhibit, S9828, S9829 [24JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), insert S. 888 language in lieu, S10931 [1AU]

———reauthorize (S. 238), S1741 [29JA]

———reauthorize (S. 888), S5345-S5349 [11AP], S10930, S10931 [1AU]

New Orleans, LA: National D-Day Museum funding, S9398 [15JY]

———refer to the National D-Day Museum as ``America's National World War II Museum'', S6926 [22MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture, S1126 [17JA]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), S15303-S15306 [20NO], S16113 [9DE]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 1157), S7124, S7155-S7158 [23MY], S7270-S7272, S7274 [4JN], S8378 [23JN], S8385, S8434 [24JN]

———provide additional space and resources for national collections (H.R. 2195), S10866, S10867 [31JY]

———relocation and modification of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge photo exhibit, S5992 [9MY]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 242), S1747 [29JA]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 287), S1889, S1890 [4FE], S5014 [9AP]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, S13656 [30OC]

———anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (S. Con. Res. 76), S13408 [28OC], S13696 [30OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 108-333), H9980 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 108-209), H6867 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-330), H9980 [28OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-195), H6602 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1391) (S. Rept. 108-89), S9244 [10JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 13) (H. Rept. 108-16), H1331 [25FE]

Museum and Library Services Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 108-83), S8722 [26JN]

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1233) (H. Rept. 108-372), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1233), S8232 [19JN]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1741) (S. Rept. 108-204), S15286 [20NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6963 [16JY], H7097 [17JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S13788 [3NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2691): conference report, H10191-H10195 [30OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 319, consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6941 [16JY]

H. Res. 418, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9991 [29OC]

H.J. Res. 52, recognize Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry as the official national museum of dentistry, H9238 [7OC]

H.R. 13, Museum and Library Services Act, H8248-H8251 [16SE]

H.R. 13, Museum and Library Services Act reauthorization, H1644-H1647 [6MR]

H.R. 517, convey Coast Guard cutter Bramble (vessel), upon decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, H3981 [13MY]

H.R. 2195, provide the Smithsonian Institution with additional space and resources for national collections, H6713 [15JY]

H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12004-S12022 [25SE]

H.R. 3491, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, H11487-H11489 [18NO]

S. 238, Museum and Library Services Act reauthorization, S1741-S1744 [29JA]

S. 242, Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act, S1748 [29JA]

S. 888, Museum and Library Services Act reauthorization, S5345-S5349 [11AP]

S. 963, convey Coast Guard cutter Bramble (vessel), upon decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, S5609 [30AP]

S. 1157, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, S7156-S7158 [23MY], S8378-S8380 [23JN]

S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act, S7720 [11JN], S9355 [14JY]

S. 1430, Baranov Museum Study Act, S9598 [17JY]

S. 1741, National Women's History Museum Act, S15390 [21NO]

S. Con. Res. 76, anniversary of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors, S13407 [28OC], S13696 [30OC]