MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

Addresses

Dedication of Memorial in Queens, NY, to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Employees Who Were Victims of Terrorist Attacks: Bill De Costa, E2389 [22NO]

———Rose Marie Poveromo, United Community Civic Association, E2389 [22NO]

Hall of Heroes Dedication—Kootenai County, ID: Daniel T. Eismann, E2355 [20NO]

Pioneer Mother Monument Rededication: Representative Skelton, E1831 [17SE]

Amendments

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14070 [5NO], H10512 [6NO]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S4454 [26MR], S9513 [16JY], H1306 [25FE], H7773 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

America, Brought to You by . . ., S11432 [15SE]

Antiquities Act Merited Supreme Court's Approval, E1998 [8OC]

Build a Memorial To Honor Thresher, S5251 [10AP]

Desecration of the Mall, S11431 [15SE]

Lone Sailor, E345 [3MR]

Marketing the Mall, S11432 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H58 [7JA]

Alaqua, FL: establish a memorial at the site of the accidental bombing of a home by an Army Air Corps aircraft on August 11, 1944 (see H.R. 1067), H1515 [4MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (see S. 499), S3027 [3MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H11133 [7NO]

———establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 628), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1297), H1902 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle (see S. Con. Res. 63), S10971 [2SE]

———design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H7785 [25JY]

———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3278), H9376 [8OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 236), H6263 [26JN]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H321 [5FE]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding (see H.R. 2457), H5365 [12JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1900 [13MR]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify certain sites as key resources for protection by the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (see S. 1212), S7540 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see S. 164), S848 [15JA] (see H.R. 1034), H1464 [27FE]

———conduct special resource study on the inclusion of the World Trade Center site in the National Park System (see H.R. 3471), H10977 [6NO]

———provide a grant for construction of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, MO (see S. 1472), S10045 [28JY]

———provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2058), H3973 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 1256), H1900 [13MR]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1113), H1678 [6MR]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 1521), H2514 [31MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 1209), H1745 [11MR]

National monuments: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H5045 [5JN]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see S. Res. 255), S13660 [30OC] (see H. Res. 342), H7785 [25JY]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H4130 [14MY]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 146), H3304 [10AP]

New York, NY: authorize national memorial at or near World Trade Center site to commemorate events of September 11, 2001, and establish World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board (see H.R. 1364), H2131 [19MR]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: transfer to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (see H.R. 3406), H10235 [30OC]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see S. 1060), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 1577), H2703 [2AP]

Philadelphia, PA: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate Benjamin Franklin National Memorial and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin (see S. 1852), S14804 [12NO]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 2966), H7784 [25JY]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (see S. 1745), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 2206), H4733 [22MY]

Terrorism: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H1333 [25FE]

Thomas Paine Memorial: extend establishing authority (see H.R. 3501), H11359 [17NO]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor crew (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3408 [12AP]

———erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 35), S5174 [10AP]

Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument: establish (see S. 1678), S12192 [30SE]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: clarify boundaries (see H.R. 1629), H2821 [3AP]

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 S. 268), S1813 [30JA] (see H.R. 422), H218 [28JA]

———establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see S. 1092), S6852 [21MY] (see H.R. 2201), H4528 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 330), S2051 [6FE] (see H.R. 2076), H4011 [13MY]

———prohibit desecration of memorials (see H.R. 2170), H4367 [20MY]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 1076), S6624 [19MY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2400 [26MR]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see S. 296), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 2540), H5662 [19JN]

Vietnam Women's Memorial: anniversary of dedication (see H. Res. 406), H9687 [17OC]

Letters

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Andres F. Irlando, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, S850 [15JA]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Artie Muller, Rolling Thunder, Inc., S2055 [6FE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4264 [20MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4264 [20MY]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS, S2055 [6FE]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2055 [6FE]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2055 [6FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction: Patricia E. Gallagher, National Capital Planning Commission, H9406 [15OC]

World Trade Center Site Historic Study Act: Thomas J. Meehan III, E2522 [8DE]

Poems

``Welfare Mother at the Vietnam Wall,'' Representative Owens, E1254 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Alabama: tribute to Korean War veterans, E2280 [7NO]

Allen, TX: tribute to visit by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall exhibit, H4374 [21MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 3480), E2275 [7NO]

Barulli, Larry: Bayonne Detachment of the Marine Corps League Lance Corporal Stanley J. Kopcinski Memorial Award recipient, E1199 [11JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle (S. Con. Res. 63), H7995 [5SE]

———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 3278), E2013 [8OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 236), H6711-H6713 [15JY]

Chamizal National Memorial: funding, H7081 [17JY]

Citrus County, FL: tribute to Korean War Veterans chapter 192 dedication of Korean War memorial, E1686 [4SE]

Coeur d'Alene, ID: tribute to Kootenai County, ID, Administration Building veterans memorial, E2355 [20NO]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter celebration of anniversary of the Patriots of African Descent Monument in Valley Forge National Historical Park, E1115 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 1034), E323 [27FE]

Duluth, MN: dedication of Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial, E2017 [8OC]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), H8413-H8415 [23SE]

Ingles, FL: tribute to Vietnam Veterans Gathering (organization), E1277 [17JN]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (H.R. 1521), H9410 [15OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia, E332 [27FE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1209), H8422-H8424 [23SE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), H9841-H9843 [28OC], E2174 [30OC]

La Habra, CA: destruction of September 11th memorial by antiwar protesters, H1816, H1817 [13MR]

Lexington, MO: anniversary of Madonna of the Trail statue, E1595 [25JY]

———rededication of Pioneer Mother Monument, E1831 [17SE]

Montgomery County, MD: dedication of memorial to victims of terrorist attacks, E1907 [25SE]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (H. Res. 342), H9312-H9315 [8OC], E1643 [25JY]

New Bremen, OH: dedication of Ohio Historical Society marker honoring New Bremen and the Miami and Erie Canal, E1483 [15JY]

New Hampshire: tribute to Old Man of the Mountain rock formation, H3660 [6MY]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (H.R. 1577), H4024-H4027 [14MY], H4199 [15MY]

Polish American Congress: New Jersey Division Katyn Forest Massacre Memorial Service, E1899 [25SE]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7094-H7103 [17JY], H10202 [30OC], E1570 [23JY], E1583 [24JY]

Queens, NY: dedication of memorial in Astoria to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees who were victims of terrorist attacks, E2389 [22NO]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to visit by Vietnam Wall Experience, E1078 [23MY]

Supreme Court: decision not to hear case on Presidential authority to extend or establish national monuments under the Antiquities Act, E1998 [8OC]

Terrorism: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 911), H8207-H8212 [11SE]

Veterans: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (H.R. 2201), E1030 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), H4263, H4264 [20MY], E1071 [23MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), H9404-H9407 [15OC]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), Senate amendment, H10512 [6NO]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 2540), E1309 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (S. 499), S3030 [3MR], S9607 [17JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 628), S3747 [13MR], S3909 [18MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle (S. Con. Res. 63), S10985 [2SE]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 236), S9512, S9513 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE], S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805 [23SE]

———conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (S. 164), S849 [15JA], S4910 [7AP]

———decision allowing sponsor recognition by the National Football League at event held on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE]

———provide a grant for construction of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, MO (S. 1472), S10062 [28JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), S2927 [27FE], S9605, S9606 [17JY]

Madisonville, TN: dedication of Veterans Flag Memorial to commemorate Armed Forces Day, S7603 [10JN]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (H.R. 1577), S9617 [17JY]

Philadelphia, PA: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate Benjamin Franklin National Memorial and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin (S. 1852), S14808 [12NO]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (S. 1745), S12744 [16OC]

Saline County, AK: tribute to veterans' memorial, S9116 [9JY]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (S. Con. Res. 35), S5250 [10AP]

Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument: establish (S. 1678), S12194 [30SE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (S. 268), S1832 [30JA]

———establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (S. 1092), S6857 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), S2054 [6FE], S4539 [27MR], S6857 [21MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (S. 1076), S6626, S6627 [19MY], S9616 [17JY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14075 [5NO]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (S. 296), S1901 [4FE]

Wheaton, IL: tribute to visit by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall exhibit, S9235 [10JY]

Reports filed

Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 108-92), S9303 [11JY]

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 164) (S. Rept. 108-20), S3993 [19MR]

Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1297) (H. Rept. 108-62), H2937 [8AP]

Fort Frederica National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 108-201), H6705 [14JY]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1521) (H. Rept. 108-301), H9281 [7OC]

Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center Designation in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (H.R. 1577): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1577) (S. Rept. 108-100), S9303 [11JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Construction in the District of Columbia Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 470) (S. Rept. 108-90), S9303 [11JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1209) (H. Rept. 108-203), H6705 [14JY]

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Boundaries Clarification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1629) (H. Rept. 108-392), H12306 [21NO]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 330) (H. Rept. 108-112), H4254 [19MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 330), S4165 [20MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1076) (S. Rept. 108-98), S9303 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Design and Construction Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 108-295), H9213 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 236, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall, H6711 [15JY]

H. Res. 342, support National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame, H9312 [8OC]

H.R. 911, establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S., H8207 [11SE]

H.R. 1113, Fort Frederica National Monument land exchange, H8413 [23SE]

H.R. 1209, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H8422 [23SE]

H.R. 1442, Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction, H9404 [15OC]

H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act, H9410 [15OC]

H.R. 1577, Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center designation in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, S9617 [17JY], H4025 [14MY]

S. 164, Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act, S850 [15JA], S4910 [7AP]

S. 268, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation authorization to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars, S1832 [30JA]

S. 296, Fairness to All Fallen Vietnam War Service Members Act, S1901 [4FE]

S. 330, Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act, S2055 [6FE], S4539 [27MR], H4263 [20MY]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H9841 [28OC]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial in the District of Columbia, S2927 [27FE]

S. 470, Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial construction in the District of Columbia authority extension, S9606 [17JY]

S. 499, Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act, S3031 [3MR], S9607 [17JY]

S. 628, Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act, S3909 [18MR]

S. 1076, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act, S9616 [17JY]

S. 1092, National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act, S6857 [21MY]

S. 1212, identify certain sites as key resources for protection by the Dept. of Homeland Security Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, S7550 [9JN]

S. 1472, Dept. of the Interior grant for construction of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, MO, S10062 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 35, erect a memorial to honor the U.S.S. Thresher crew in Arlington National Cemetery, S5250 [10AP]

S. Con. Res. 63, use of Capitol rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle, S10973, S10986 [2SE], H7995 [5SE]

S. Res. 255, support efforts of National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame, S13679 [30OC]