HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4354, S4359 [9JY]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), S2152 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

Living Tribute to Civil War Soldiers, E1167 [16JY]

Traveler’s View—Senate Should Either Fund New Parks in Defense Bill, or Strip Them Out, S6726 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions

BLM: convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada (see S. 2566), S4271 [8JY]

Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (see H.R. 4003), H1658 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 2610), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 5207), H6859 [25JY]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 2431), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 4119), H2097 [28FE]

——— conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 2780), S5434 [9SE]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (see S. 2745), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 5086), H6135 [11JY]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 5068), H6106 [10JY]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut (see S. 2857), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5582), H7884 [18SE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see S. 2318), S2910 [12MY] (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2987), S6388 [8DE] (see H.R. 5821), H8931 [9DE]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see S. 2571), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5003), H5818 [26JN]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center: advance purpose (see S. 2590), S4404 [10JY]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2576), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5038), H6034 [9JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7674 [17SE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 507), S4620 [17JY]

National Park Service: prohibit use of Federal funds and provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program and National Heritage Areas (see H.R. 5371), H7183 [31JY]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 2556), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 5713), H7995 [14NO]

Postal Service: provide for certain safeguards for the sale of historic postal facilities (see H.R. 5377), H7184 [31JY]

——— support a moratorium on the sale of historic post office buildings (see H. Res. 466), H1511 [29JA]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1962), S486 [27JA] (see H.R. 3929), H1430 [27JA]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 2111), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4218), H2360 [12MR]

Letters

Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act: Brian LoPinto and Flavia Alaya, Friends of Hinchcliffe Stadium (organization), H6618 [22JY]

——— Christopher C. Irving, Paterson, NJ, Public Schools, H6618 [22JY]

——— Ken Meifert, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, H6617 [22JY]

——— Lawrence (Pat) Kramer, H6618 [22JY]

——— Leonard A. Zax, Hamilton Partnership for Paterson (organization), H6618 [22JY]

——— Oliver Spellman, National Parks Conservation Association, H6617 [22JY]

——— Robert F. Guarasci, New Jersey Community Development Corp., H6617 [22JY]

——— Thomas J. Cassidy, Jr., and Brent Leggs, National Trust for Historic Preservation, H6617 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Athens, TX: anniversary of Henderson County Courthouse, E736 [9MY]

Auburndale, FL: Auburndale City Hall added to the National Register of Historic Places, E439 [26MR]

Bonham, TX: anniversary of Bonham Post Office, E386 [14MR]

Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 4003), E173 [5FE]

Congress: Office of Technology Assessment funding through reductions in House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, H3386, H3387 [1MY]

Daviston, AL: anniversary of War of 1812 Battle of Horseshoe Bend, E78 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H5536 [19JN]

——— report on activities regarding the protection of at-risk cultural properties in countries due to political instability, armed conflict or other disasters, H4774 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance in Queens, NY (H.R. 3222), H7494, H7495 [15SE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (H.R. 930), H3214, H3215 [28AP]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (H.R. 4119), H7495–H7497 [15SE]

——— conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 298), H3212–H3214 [28AP]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (H.R. 5086), H8881, H8882 [9DE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1501), H3218 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit closure of rural hospitals in high-need areas that are designated as historic landmarks, H3355 [30AP]

Eglin AFB, FL: anniversary of Camp Pinchot National Historic District, E763 [19MY]

El Cajon, CA: reopening of original Grossmont High School building, E627 [29AP]

Forest Service: convey certain property to Wyoming to consolidate the historic Ranch A (H.R. 1684), H1257, H1258 [27JA]

Gateway National Recreation Area: anniversary of Sandy Hook Lighthouse, E969 [12JN]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H166, H167, H168 [13JA], H8113 [19NO]

Great Bend of Gila National Monument: establish (H.R. 1348), H2672 [26MR]

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: anniversary of Battle of Horseshoe Bend, E462 [27MR]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground (organization): tribute to ‘‘Living Legacy Tree Planting Project’’, E1167 [16JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (H.R. 5517), E1437 [17SE]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness, H1609 [5FE], H1664 [6FE]

——— preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), H2977–H2980 [7AP]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (H.R. 5570), E1483 [19SE]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 5713), E1580 [14NO]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (H.R. 2430), H6615–H6619 [22JY], E1213 [23JY]

Power resources: prohibit construction of new power lines across Federal lands, E1080 [26JN]

Prophetstown, IL: anniversary of downtown fire, E1150 [14JY]

Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission: tribute, H5884 [9JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: anniversary, E1461 [19SE]

Salve Regina University: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Arthur Ross Award recipient, E736 [9MY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, H8369 [4DE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (H.R. 664), H2674, H2675 [26MR], H8823 [8DE]

Vicksburg, MS: tribute to Beulah Cemetery, E5 [7JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (H.R. 3658), H4449–H4451 [19MY]

Yardley, PA: anniversary of Continental Tavern, E733 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada, S6504 [10DE]

Bogalusa, LA: unveiling of historical marker on the site of Robert Hicks home, S6020 [17NO]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, S3024 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4358, S4361 [9JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize and modify land conveyances, national forests, parks, heritage areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, monuments and memorials, and water infrastructure projects, S6727–S6731, S6734, S6744 [12DE]

First State National Historical Park: establish, S6814, S6815 [13DE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, S6654 [11DE]

Marelli’s Market (business): anniversary, S2908 [12MY]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), S2151, S2152 [3AP]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 507), S4626 [17JY]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 1033), S5662 [17SE]

——— acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 1033), unanimous-consent request, S5662, S5663 [17SE]

——— reduce number of national historic sites and parks to increase efficiency, S6725–S6727 [12DE]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1068), S6867 [15DE]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium, S6729 [12DE]

Portland, OR: anniversary of Pittock Mansion, S5130 [30JY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (S. 1962), S488 [27JA]

Richland, WA: anniversary of Hanford B Reactor, S5855 [18SE]

Salve Regina University: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Arthur Ross Award recipient, S2866 [8MY]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD, S6730, S6773 [12DE]

——— establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S4357, S4361 [9JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (H.R. 3658), S3192 [20MY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (S. 2111), S1586 [12MR]

Reports filed

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 706) (H. Rept. 113–687), H10333 [2JA]

Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail Establishment Feasibility Study: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5086) (H. Rept. 113–651), H8930 [9DE]

Coltsville National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1259) (H. Rept. 113–391), H2801 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior Support Facilities for National Historic Sites Operated by the National Park Service Improvement: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 113–691), H10333 [2JA]

Flushing Remonstrance Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 113–395), H2801 [1AP]

Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 113–168), S3293 [22MY]

Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 404) (S. Rept. 113–140), S1870 [31MR]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 908) (H. Rept. 113–328), H1251 [23JA]

Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2430) (H. Rept. 113–438), H3445 [6MY]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5003) (H. Rept. 113–701), H10334 [2JA]

Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 311) (H. Rept. 113–708), H10334 [2JA]

Military Land and National Defense (Military LAND) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3687) (H. Rept. 113–503), H5823 [30JN]

Nationally Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Acquisition and Protection: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1033) (S. Rept. 113–172), S3293 [22MY]

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1328) (S. Rept. 113–293), S6540 [10DE]

Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1501) (H. Rept. 113–392), H2801 [1AP]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 885) (S. Rept. 113–302), S6540 [10DE]

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 113–592), H7527 [15SE]

Texts of

H.R. 298, Dept. of the Interior special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System, H3212 [28AP]

H.R. 930, New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act, H3214 [28AP]

H.R. 1501, Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act, H3218 [28AP]

H.R. 1513, Gettysburg National Military Park boundary revision to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property, H167 [13JA]

H.R. 1684, Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act, H1257 [27JA]

H.R. 2430, Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act, H6615 [22JY]

H.R. 3222, Flushing Remonstrance Study Act, H7494 [15SE]

H.R. 3658, Monuments Men Recognition Act, H4449 [19MY]

H.R. 4119, West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act, H7495 [15SE]

H.R. 5086, require Dept. of the Inerior study of the feasibility of establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, H8881 [9DE]

S. 247, Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act, S4357, S4362 [9JY]

S. 311, Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act, S4358, S4363 [9JY]

S. 404, Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, S2152 [3AP], H2977 [7AP]

S. 1962, Pullman National Historical Park Act, S489 [27JA]

S. 2780, Dept. of the Interior special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System, S5435 [9SE]

S. Res. 507, National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day, S4623 [17JY]