ARTS AND HUMANITIES related term(s) Literature
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
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, S1333 [7MR]
National Council on the Arts, H527 [8FE]
Articles and editorials
Exhibit Showcases Work of 8 Photographers Who Documented Puerto Rican Community in '70s and '80s, E885 [12MY]
Honoring a Friendship Bonded in Defense of Human Rights From St. Petersburg, Russia to Washington, DC, E525 [17MR]
Poetry Drives Home Message at Zoo—50 Pieces Going Up To Get Patrons To Think About Nature, Their Role in It, S818 [17FE]
Bills and resolutions
Alfred University: anniversary (see H. Res. 413), H6413 [22SE]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary of first performance of ``Revelations'' (see S. Res. 72), S871 [17FE]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences: tribute to members (see H. Res. 417), H6467 [29SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1289), H2213 [31MR]
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]
Cedar City, UT: anniversary of Utah Shakespeare Festival (see H. Res. 354), H5126 [15JY]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2511), H5018 [13JY]
———secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 2000), S8679 [15DE] (see H.R. 3688), H9430 [15DE]
Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 2370), H4574 [24JN]
Cultural Initiative, Inc.: anniversary of first hip hop conference at Howard University (see H. Res. 424), H6625 [5OC]
Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 3023), H6413 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7133 [26OC]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement with the Battery Conservancy to construct and operate a performance facility at Castle Clinton National Monument (see H.R. 2975), H6271 [20SE]
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]
Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 319), H4364 [21JN]
Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 250), H3061 [4MY]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H3302 [13MY]
Government regulations: encourage creative and technological innovations and oppose mandate for inclusion of terrestrial broadcast radio tuners in new mobile devices (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2855 [14AP]
Great Britain: encourage return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece (see H. Con. Res. 54), H3409 [24MY]
GSA: 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]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1993), S8602 [14DE] (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]
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]
Marine mammals: allow transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, certain Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes (see S. 1453), S5071 [29JY] (see H.R. 2714), H5811 [30JY]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]
Public buildings: give priority to local and State artists when selecting appropriate artwork for Federal buildings (see H.R. 2927), H6181 [14SE]
Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1136), S3428 [26MY]
Smithsonian Institution: 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]
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]
———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see S. 907), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 468), H507 [26JA]
Taylor, Elizabeth: tribute (see S. Res. 122), S2047 [31MR]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1929), S8067 [30NO] (see H.R. 2453), H4748 [7JY]
World Choir Games Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S7612 [16NO]
Excerpts
2010 Guam Socioeconomic Needs Assessment Working Papers: Dept. of Defense Economic Adjustment Committee, S8718 [16DE]
Letters
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations: Bill Meadows and John Nau, H5458 [25JY]
National Endowment for the Arts funding: several organizations, H5654 [27JY]
Lists
American Academy of Arts and Sciences new inductees, S6044-S6046 [3OC]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences new inductees from Massachusetts, E1732 [29SE]
Obituaries
Brown, Owsley, II: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S6147 [5OC]
Proclamations
Hank Stewart Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1494 [2AU]
Remarks in House
Allen, Barbara: Civic Ventures (organization) Purpose Prize recipient, E211 [11FE]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences: tribute to members (H. Res. 417), E1732 [29SE]
American Film Co.: tribute, H2902 [15AP]
Armstrong, James: tribute to documentary film ``Barber of Birmingham—Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement'', H4338 [21JN]
Arts Clayton (organization): anniversary, E1546 [7SE]
Arts in Education Week: observance, E1585 [9SE]
Bearden, Willy: University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement Award in the Creative and Performing Arts recipient, E2084 [17NO]
Bradley, Helen: Humanities Texas (organization) Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recipient, E1693 [22SE]
Briggs, David: Cecil Scaife Visionary Award recipient, E1948 [27OC]
Broadway Theatre of Pitman (organization): New Jersey Association of Community Theater Perry Awards recipient, E144 [8FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 1289), H2049 [30MR]
Case, Stephen M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 8), H2584 [12AP]
Chinese American Film Festival: anniversary, E2291 [16DE]
Cleveland, OH: tribute to Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans, E2015 [4NO]
———tribute to Cleveland Syrian Cultural Garden, E919 [23MY]
Clifton, TN: tribute to Horseshoe Riverbend Festival, E1594 [12SE]
Clover, Barbara: National Art Education Association National Secondary Art Educator of the Year award recipient, E237 [16FE]
Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E821 [5MY]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (H.R. 2511), E1314 [13JY]
Delray Beach, FL: tribute to Atlantic High School students' arts education fundraising efforts, E919 [23MY]
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]
Des Moines Social Club (organization): tribute, E297 [18FE]
District of Columbia: National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs grants program funding, H1002, H1003 [16FE]
Dobrzynski, Marsha: Cleveland Arts Prize (organization) Martha Joseph Prize for Distinguished Service to the Arts recipient, E1199 [24JN]
Egan, Timothy: Rainer Club Arist Laureate award recipient, E798 [3MY]
Groom, Winston: Alabama Writer's Forum (organization) Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer recipient, E311 [18FE]
Harlem Arts Advocacy Week: observance, E1740 [3OC]
HARLEM Arts Alliance (organization): anniversary, E1740 [3OC]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1815), E852 [10MY]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E1388 [22JY], E1514 [9AU], E1850 [13OC], E1964 [31OC], E1981 [2NO], E2063 [16NO], E2097, E2100 [18NO], E2123 [29NO], E2136 [30NO], E2214 [8DE], E2333 [20DE]
Humboldt County, CA: anniversary of Humboldt Arts Council, E556 [29MR]
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]
Lajkonik Polish Song and Dance Ensemble: anniversary, E710 [13AP]
``Last Mountain'': screening of documentary on battle between large coal corporations and local citizens over impact of mining practices in West Virginia, E1813 [11OC]
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: tribute to GRAMMY Awards, H746 [14FE]
National Community Foundations Week: observance, E2104 [18NO]
National Dance Day: designate (H. Res. 342), E1261 [7JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H1001, H1002 [16FE], H5652-H5658 [27JY], E253 [17FE], E281, E300 [18FE], E1466 [1AU], E1491 [2AU], E1523 [19AU]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5656, H5658 [27JY], E300 [18FE], E581 [31MR], E1448 [29JY], E1491 [2AU], E1523 [19AU]
National Park Service: National Capital Performing Arts/Capital Concerts program funding, H5563, H5564 [26JY]
Nevada: cowboy poetry festival funding, H1761 [11MR]
New Jersey: tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E816 [5MY]
New York, NY: tribute to Riverdale YMCA Teen Theater program, E899 [13MY]
———tribute to winners of 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) (organization) BID on Culture banner design competition, E1210 [24JN]
———tribute to work of Puerto Rican photographers on display at New York Photo Festival, E885 [12MY]
Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities: anniversary, H5269 [20JY]
Oakland, CA: tribute to Champions for Humanity monument in the Henry J. Kaiser Sculpture Park, E1542 [7SE]
Putnam, Norbert: Cecil Scaife Visionary Award recipient, E1948 [27OC]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of San Francisco Symphony, E2216 [8DE]
Sarasota, FL: anniversary of Sarasota Ballet, E488 [15MR]
———tribute to Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, E74 [19JA]
Smithsonian Institution: 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]
———tribute to Folklife Festival, E1135 [21JN]
St. Louis, MO: tribute to St. Louis Ballet, E2167 [2DE]
West Bloomfield, MI: dedication of Mandell and Madeleine Berman Center for the Performing Arts, E923 [23MY]
Yarmouth Port, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, E1765 [4OC]
Ziemienski, Dennis: Sonoma, CA, Cultural and Fine Arts Commission Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year award recipient, E1905, E1919 [24OC]
Remarks in Senate
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary of first performance of ``Revelations'' (S. Res. 72), S924 [17FE]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences: tribute to members, S6043 [3OC], S6386 [11OC]
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]
Cedar City, UT: anniversary of Utah Shakespeare Festival, S4218 [29JN]
Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (S. 2000), S8681 [15DE]
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, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8757 [17DE]
GSA: 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]
Kenaston, Samantha: Council for Art Education, Inc., National Youth Art Month ``School Flags Across the U.S. . . . Flying High'' flag design competition winner for Virginia, S1055 [1MR]
Kogod, Robert P.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 9), S1707 [15MR]
Manilow, Barry: donation of musical instruments to Joplin High School in aftermath of tornado in Joplin, MO, S7364 [10NO]
Steuben, ME: anniversary of Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library, S4958 [27JY]
Taxation: repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (S. 907), S2743 [5MY]
Taylor, Elizabeth: tribute (S. Res. 122), S2039, S2059 [31MR]
Weston Playhouse Theatre Co.: anniversary, S4150 [28JN]
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]
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]
Public Libraries—The Language of Conservation: Poets House (organization), S818 [17FE]
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]
State-by-State estimated impact of increasing business meal tax deductibility from 50% to 80%, S2744 [5MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 363, consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H5403 [25JY]
H. Res. 417, tribute to American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, E1732 [29SE]
S. 907, repeal reduction in tax deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses, S2743 [5MY]
S. 1870, National Women's History Museum Act, S7453 [15NO]
S. 2000, Equity for Visual Artists Act, S8681 [15DE]
S. Res. 72, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater anniversary of first performance of ``Revelations'', S917, S924 [17FE]
S. Res. 122, tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, S2054, S2060 [31MR]
S. Res. 325, World Choir Games Month, S7618 [16NO]
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]
Tributes