MUSEUMS

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5286 [20JY], H5375 [21JY], H5399 [22JY], H5442, H5443, H5445, H5447, H5464, H5465, H5466, H5490, H5491, H5492 [25JY], H5544, H5546, H5548, H5549, H5550, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5569, H5570, H5571, H5572, H5573, H5575, H5581, H5582 [26JY], H5605, H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5618, H5622, H5625, H5628, H5630, H5631, H5636, H5637, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5650, H5652, H5658, H5662 [27JY], H5734, H5735 [28JY], H5782, H5783 [29JY], H5889 [1AU]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S494 [2FE], S2402 [12AP], H2902 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act: adjust how surcharges are distributed (see H.R. 3512), H7927 [29NO]

Case, Stephen M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 8), S976 [28FE] (see H.J. Res. 40), H1039 (see H.J. Res. 40), H1070 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 1537), S5476 [9SE] (see H.R. 2882), H6096 [12SE]

———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2584), H5238 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (see H. Res. 363), H5372 [21JY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see S. 864), S2580 [2MY] (see H.R. 320), H353 [19JA]

Fort Pierce, FL: recognize memorial at Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official national memorial of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see S. 1235), S3924 [20JN]

———recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 1245), H2037 [29MR]

Great Britain: encourage return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece (see H. Con. Res. 54), H3409 [24MY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 680), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1269), H2106 [30MR]

———convey property in the District of Columbia to establish a National Women's History Museum and transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building to the National Gallery of Art (see S. 1870), S7452 [15NO] (see H.R. 2844), H5964 [7SE]

———transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H774 [14FE]

Jackson, Shirley A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 7), S976 [28FE] (see H.J. Res. 39), H1039 (see H.J. Res. 39), H1070 [16FE]

Kogod, Robert P.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 9), S976 [28FE] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1039 [16FE]

Museum of Ideas Commission: establish (see H.R. 294), H202 [12JA]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H2854 [14AP]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Center for the American Revolution: tribute to ongoing mission and efforts to build a new Museum of the American Revolution (see S. Res. 222), S4226 [29JN] (see H. Res. 322), H4457 [22JN]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4748 [7JY]

New York, NY: establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum as a national monument (see H.R. 2865), H6009 [8SE]

———establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 784), H1177 (see H.R. 784), H1197 [17FE]

Olympia (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3180), H6919 [13OC]

Smithsonian Institution: apply Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (see H.R. 1786), H3108 [5MY]

———ensure that American materials are used for construction activities and are sold in Smithsonian gift shops (see H.R. 983), H1664 [9MR]

———establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 1868), S7451 [15NO] (see H.R. 3459), H7828 [17NO]

———prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (see H.R. 1785), H3108 [5MY]

———revise composition of the Board of Regents so that members are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (see H.R. 1787), H3109 [5MY]

Storis (vessel): convey decommissioned Coast Guard cutter for use as a maritime museum in Juneau, AK (see S. 673), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 1220), H2036 [29MR]

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. 930), S2839 [10MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1984 [17MR]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see S. 253), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 938), H1618 [8MR]

Essays

Washington, DC, Trip Experience: Kayla Kirkland, E1152 [22JN]

———Mackenzie Kindig, E1151 [22JN]

———Michaela Hearon, E1152 [22JN]

Excerpts

2010 Guam Socioeconomic Needs Assessment Working Papers: Dept. of Defense Economic Adjustment Committee, S8718 [16DE]

Journals

Czar and the President, Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln, the Liberator and the Emancipator, S6659-S6662 [18OC]

Letters

Consolidation of FTC and National Gallery of Art operations: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1481 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations: Bill Meadows and John Nau, H5458 [25JY]

National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7032 [25OC]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7032 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Case, Stephen M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 8), H2584 [12AP]

Chiriaco Summit, CA: tribute to General Patton Memorial Museum and World War II Desert Training Center, E1998 [3NO]

Dayton, OH: anniversary of Aviation Hall of Fame, E1262 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5445-H5447 [25JY], H5493 [26JY]

———making appropriations, H9895 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5410-H5470 [25JY], H5493, H5494, H5543-H5578 [26JY], H5600-H5659 [27JY], H5688-H5693 [28JY], E1415, E1416, E1427 [27JY], E1435 [28JY], E1448 [29JY], E1457 [30JY], E1466 [1AU], E1491 [2AU], E1521 [16AU], E1523 [19AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (H. Res. 363), H5403-H5409 [25JY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 320), H6996, H6997 [24OC]

Gainesville, TX: Morton Museum of Cooke County participation in Heritage Preservation (organization) Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), E1141 [21JN]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1269), E570 [30MR]

Hawaii: premiere of documentary ``Under a Jarvis Moon'' which paid tribute to the Hui Panalaau, E842 [10MY]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, E299 [18FE]

Jackson, Shirley A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 7), H4314 [16JN]

Kogod, Robert P.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 9), H4314 [16JN]

Korean War National Museum: establish, H3710 [26MY]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Japanese American National Museum, E83 [20JA]

Mendocino, CA: anniversary of Kelley House Museum, E2028 [10NO]

NASA: reconsider decision to place retired space shuttle in New York, NY, H6521 [4OC]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (H.R. 2527), H7030-H7034 [25OC]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (H. Con. Res. 63), E1260 [7JY]

Olympia (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (H.R. 3180), E1835 [12OC]

Santo, Ron: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, H8139 [6DE]

Smithsonian Institute: tribute to Freedom Sister exhibition, E2154 [1DE]

Smithsonian Institution: apply Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 1786), E813, E831 [5MY]

———establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (H.R. 3459), E2060 [16NO], E2090 [17NO]

———funding, H5650, H5651 [27JY]

———prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (H.R. 1785), E813, E818 [5MY]

———revise composition of the Board of Regents so that members are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (H.R. 1787), E813, E818 [5MY]

Storis (vessel): convey decommissioned Coast Guard cutter for use as a maritime museum in Juneau, AK, H7606 [15NO]

West Bloomfield, MI: West Bloomfield Township Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E289 [18FE]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (H.R. 938), H1597 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation: tribute to exhibit honoring Czar Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln, S6659 [18OC]

Brattleboro, VT: dedication of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Gallery, S3769 [14JN]

Case, Stephen M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 8), S1707 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: redirection of operation and maintenance funds to Guam for mental health facility, cultural repository, and school bus fleet, S8718 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (S. 1537), S5477 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8757 [17DE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (S. 680), S1990 [30MR]

———convey property in the District of Columbia to establish a National Women's History Museum and transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building to the National Gallery of Art (S. 1870), S7453 [15NO]

Jackson, Shirley A.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 7), S1707 [15MR]

Kogod, Robert P.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 9), S1707 [15MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Las Vegas Natural History Museum, S4482 [11JY]

National Center for the American Revolution: tribute to ongoing mission and efforts to build a new Museum of the American Revolution (S. Res. 222), S4240 [29JN]

Transportation: prioritize surface transportation funding and prohibit funding for lower-priority projects such as transportation museums and landscaping, S6644, S6646-S6648 [18OC], S6708-S6713, S6716, S6717 [19OC], S6911 [31OC]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (S. 253), S423 [1FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 363) (H. Rept. 112-176), H5372 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2584) (H. Rept. 112-151), H5238 [19JY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 320) (H. Rept. 112-170), H5284 [20JY]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 680) (S. Rept. 112-14), S2580 [2MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Consolidation of FTC and National Gallery of Art Operations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1481 [2MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5625, H5641 [27JY]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5436 [25JY]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies, H9846-H9851 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5413-H5434 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 363, consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H5403 [25JY]

H.R. 320, Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act, H6996 [24OC]

H.R. 2527, National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, H7030 [25OC]

S. 1537, National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act, S5477 [9SE]

S. 1870, National Women's History Museum Act, S7453 [15NO]

S. Res. 222, tribute to ongoing mission of National Center for the American Revolution and efforts to build a new Museum of the American Revolution, S4237, S4240 [29JN]

S.J. Res. 7, appoint Shirley A. Jackson as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S1707 [15MR], H4314 [16JN]

S.J. Res. 8, appoint Stephen M. Case as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S1707 [15MR], H2584 [12AP]

S.J. Res. 9, appoint Robert P. Kogod as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S1707 [15MR], H4315 [16JN]