MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Bills and resolutions
Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H3561 [21MY]
Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H10710 [18DE]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: designate (see S. 393), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 761), H853 [5FE]
California: designate certain off-highway vehicle recreation areas, wilderness, wild, scenic, and recreational rivers, and protect and manage additional Federal lands (see H.R. 3668), H6787 [1OC]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 1971), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3565), H6178 [18SE]
——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1032 [12FE]
California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see S. 414), S858 [9FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5403 [22JY]
——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney (see S. Con. Res. 24), S7815 [5NO]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 1077), H1163 [25FE]
Chaffee County, CO: clarify effect of designating certain Federal land as a national monument (see S. 972), S2244 [16AP]
Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 2837), H4541 [18JN]
Crime: prohibit trespassing on critical infrastructure used in or affecting interstate commerce to commit a criminal offense (see S. 902), S2110 [13AP]
Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of certain Armed Forces members on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3439), H5787 [4AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 2467), H3505 [20MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2294), H2957 [13MY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 146), S150 [12JA] (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]
Devils Tower National Monument: designate the mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (see S. 2039), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3527), H6075 [16SE]
Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (see S. Res. 271), S6975 [28SE]
District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 2453), H3388 [19MY]
——— extend authority to establish a commemorative work on Federal land to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his service (see H.R. 477), H530 [22JA]
——— provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (see H.R. 1949), H2416 [22AP]
——— remove restriction prohibiting use of Federal funds to pay for maintenance of the memorial to Tomáš G. Masaryk (see H.R. 4072), H8360 [18NO]
Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (see S. 770), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1452), H1769 [18MR]
Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2024), S6605 [10SE] (see H.R. 3480), H5941 [10SE]
Government regulations: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 3389), H5767 [29JY]
——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 900), H981 [11FE]
——— require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see S. 437), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 330), H358 [13JA]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (see S. 365), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 743), H812 [4FE]
Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument: designate (see H.R. 3882), H7623 [3NO]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 1475), H1801 [19MR]
Los Angeles County, CA: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Monument and designate Castaic Wilderness (see H.R. 3153), H5402 [22JY]
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 2274), H2877 [12MY]
National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5116 [13JY]
National Teachers Hall of Fame: designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators (see S. 2061), S6849 [21SE]
Nevada: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 232), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 488), H531 [22JA]
Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see S. 1696), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 482), H530 [22JA]
Orange County, CA: eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, preserve rocks and small islands along the coast, and incorporate them into the California Coastal National Monument (see H.R. 4233), H9270 [10DE]
Presidents of the U.S.: limit authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument (see S. 1416), S3237 [21MY]
——— modify authority to declare national monuments (see S. 2004), S6434 [6AU] (see H.R. 2258), H2876 [12MY]
Public lands: protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of creation of national monuments (see H.R. 3946), H8150 [5NO]
Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (see S. 1240), S2730 [7MY]
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]
Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]
Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 320), H4431 [16JN]
States: require State approval of Presidential proclamation of national monuments (see H.R. 4132), H8645 [30NO]
Texas: designate the Castner Range and establish the Castner Range National Monument (see H.R. 4268), H9374 [16DE]
Veterans: honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3574 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]
Letters
Devils Tower National Monument: Kelly B. Dennis, Jeanne A. Whalen, and Steve J. Stahla, S6700 [16SE]
Lists
Houston, TX, law enforcement officers memorialized on the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Wall of Honor, H2335 [21AP]
Queens, NY, residents killed or MIA during the Korean War, E1128 [27JY]
Remarks in House
Basin and Range National Monument: designation, H5034 [10JY], H5176 [15JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), H5513 [27JY]
——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney (S. Con. Res. 24), H8213 [16NO]
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4851 [7JY]
Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (H.R. 2837), E930 [18JN]
Congress: urge construction and completion of National Eisenhower Memorial, E1756 [10DE]
Coral Springs, FL: tribute to Vietnam Memorial Wall opening ceremony, E1484 [20OC]
Dept. of Defense: tribute to 416th/412th Theater Engineer Commands, E629 [30AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, H4727, H4728 [25JN]
——— provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, H5223 [15JY]
District of Columbia: anniversary of American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, H6822 [6OC], E1422 [5OC]
——— designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 2453), E747 [19MY]
——— provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (H.R. 1949), H5998–H6000 [16SE]
Durham, NC: unveiling of Durham Hebrew Cemetery memorial to Dachau Concentration Camp victims, E536 [21AP]
Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, E773 [21MY], E795 [29MY]
General Society Sons of the Revolution: designation of Day of Honor and dedication of monument in Valley Forge National Historic Park in honor of Nathanael Greene, E1169 [29JY]
Government regulations: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, H5093 [13JY]
Grand Terrace, CA: tribute to Veterans Wall of Freedom monument, E1288 [16SE]
Honor Flight Northeast Tennessee (organization): tribute, H4171 [11JN]
Honor Flight of Eastern Iowa (organization): tribute, E743 [19MY], E1482 [20OC]
Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]
Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico (organization): tribute, H4422 [16JN]
Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E799 [1JN], E1294, E1296 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1485 [20OC]
Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]
Honor Flight South Carolina (organization): tribute, H2888 [13MY]
Honor Flight South Florida (organization): tribute, H3764 [3JN]
Japan: tribute to Peace Memorial Monument Committee, E1216 [8SE]
National security: ensure that national monument designations on lands beneath or associated with a military operations area will not endanger national security, H3189, H3190 [14MY]
Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E797 [1JN], E1278 [15SE]
Public lands: prohibit funding for Presidential designation of national monuments in certain Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada counties, H4821, H4822 [7JY]
Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, H1176 [26FE]
Queens, NY: tribute to residents killed or MIA during the Korean War, E1128 [27JY]
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]
Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 320), H4445 [17JN]
Southbury, CT: unveiling of Southbury Senior Center Wall of Honor, E665 [8MY], E673 [12MY]
St. Cloud Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E534 [21AP]
St, Paul, MN: tribute to State Capitol Mall military family memorial, H4582 [23JN]
Tallahassee, FL: tribute to Florida Korean War Memorial ‘‘Operation Thank You’’, E713 [14MY]
Remarks in Senate
Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3177 [20MY]
Basin and Range National Monument: designation, S4987 [13JY], S6271 [4AU]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (S. 1971), S6388 [5AU]
California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (S. 414), S860 [9FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), S6087 [28JY]
——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney (S. Con. Res. 24), S7843 [5NO]
Devils Tower National Monument: designate the mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (S. 2039), S6700 [16SE]
Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (S. Res. 271), S6980 [28SE]
Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S3176 [20MY]
Government regulations: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to State and local approval of national monuments, S1773 [24MR], S1834, S1865 [25MR]
——— provide for State and local approval of national monuments, S402 [22JA], S570 [28JA]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (S. 365), S3299 [22MY]
Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S3774 [4JN]
Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2034 [26MR], S6068 [28JY]
Honor Flight of Ohio (organization): tribute, S7902 [10NO]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (S. 1982), S6390 [5AU], S7908 [10NO]
National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]
Newcastle, ME: tribute to Frances Perkins Homestead dedication as a National Historic Landmark, S3856 [8JN]
Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, S909 [11FE]
Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (S. 1240), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]
Reports filed
Cerros del Norte Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1240) (S. Rept. 114–134), S6532 [9SE]
Convey Escambia County, FL, Property Formerly Part of Santa Rosa National Monument and Conveyed to Escambia County Subject to Restrictions on Use and Reconveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1452) (H. Rept. 114–374), H9079 [8DE]
National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1949) (H. Rept. 114–252), H5846 [8SE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 64, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men, H5513 [27JY]
H.R. 1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act, H5998 [16SE]
S. Con. Res. 24, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney, S7823 [5NO], H8213 [16NO]
S. Res. 271, Dinosaur National Monument Day, S6977 [28SE]