MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

Amendments

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), S8000, S8002 [20DE], H10569 [21DE]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (H.R. 6335), H10081 [11DE]

Analyses

Advancing Conservation and Education Act (H.R. 4257), H5611 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Arizona: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 4797), H403 [16JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 3290), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6635), H7724 [26JY]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H9435 [16OC]

——— tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month (see S. Res. 412), S1165 [15FE]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: establish as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3287), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 5655), H3741 [27AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: install a commemorative plaque next to each office previously used by a Member of Congress who became President of the U.S. (see H.R. 7280), H10169 [12DE]

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1212 [15FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 2467), S1286 [28FE] (see H.R. 4856), H581 [19JA]

Daughters of the Republic of Texas (organization): establish Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 6672), H7756 [17AU]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 3469), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 5689), H3781 [7MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4951), H901 [6FE]

Flags: provide for display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag at World War I Memorials (see S. 2758), S2440 [25AP]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6213), H5648 [25JN]

Great Bend of Gila National Monument: establish (see H.R. 6521), H7686 [25JY]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (see H.R. 7033), H9419 [5OC]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see S. 2889), S2793 [21MY] (see H.R. 4895), H677 [29JA]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish (see S. 3176), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 5979), H4732 [25MY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see S. 3167), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6287), H5974 [28JN]

Pearl Harbor National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 5706), H3833 [8MY]

Poland: recognize memorials and monuments to Katyn Massacre of Polish officers as important historical reminders and commend contributions of Polish Americans to prosperity, diversity, and strength of the U.S. (see H. Res. 893), H3977 [15MY]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 2354), S581 [30JA] (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate (see S. 3439), S6143 [12SE] (see H.R. 5532), H3395 [17AP]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (see H.R. 5600), H3505 [24AP]

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (see S. 3704), S7318 [5DE]

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2809), S2594 [9MY] (see H.R. 5727), H3884 [9MY]

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (see S. 2672), S2141 [16AP] (see H.R. 5424), H3055 [2AP]

Utah: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 3193), S4916 [11JY]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (see H.R. 6335), H6111 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend authority to establish Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (see S. 3298), S5455 [30JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: honor veterans, commemorate anniversary, and commend Vietnam Veterans Memorial and traveling ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’ exhibit (see H. Res. 821), H3147 [11AP]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (see H.R. 6381), H6262 [16JY]

Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 7309), H10210 [13DE]

Citations

Daughters of the Republic of Texas (organization), Stone Fort chapter, dedication of monument to honor Trammel’s Trace, the First Road to Texas, E1354 [2OC]

Letters

Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act: Beverly W. Hogan, Tougaloo College, H3950 [15MY]

——— Jeff Seabold, Jackson, MS, Historic Preservation Commission, H3950 [15MY]

——— Kenneth H. P’Pool, Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History, H3950 [15MY]

Lists

Honor Flight Chicago (organization) honorees, E784 [6JN]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization) members, S7047 [15NO]

Remarks in House

Adams Memorial Commission: establish (H.R. 1220), H6623, H6624 [23JY], E1103 [27JY]

Aurora, CO: anniversary of Colorado Freedom Memorial, E741 [25MY]

——— installation of 7/20 Memorial in memory of victims of movie theater shootings, H7709 [26JY], E1039 [19JY]

Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL: designate (H.R. 4574), H3757 [7MY]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to proposed African American Veterans Monument to be located in the Buffalo and Erie County Military Park, H7170 [25JY]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: establish as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5655), H4753, H4754 [5JN]

Camp Shelby, MS: unveiling of Armed Forces Museum Gold Star memorial, E656 [15MY]

Coleman, WI: dedication of All Veterans Memorial, E939 [28JN]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (H.R. 4856), H1688 [19MR]

Courts: decision in American Humanist Association v. Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission relative to government endorsement of religion, H1586 [14MR], H7171 [25JY]

Dearborn, MI: tribute to wreath laying ceremony to commemorate anniversary of Korean War armistice agreement, E1100 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, H4292 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, H9799, H9800 [10DE]

——— provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty (H.R. 4335), H3755 [7MY]

——— provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), H9794–H9802 [10DE]

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: modify acreage limit in order to allow donation of private lands (H.R. 835), H1677, H1678 [19MR]

Honor Flight Austin (organization): tribute, H9100 [27SE]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E610 [9MY], E784 [6JN], E1235, E1238 [12SE]

Honor Flight Ephrata (organization): tribute, H4245 [21MY]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E270 [7MR], E814 [8JN], E1360 [2OC]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E789 [7JN]

Honor Flight of Greater Lafayette (organization): tribute, E1411 [16OC]

Honor Flight of Southern Oregon (organization): tribute, E1258 [13SE]

Honor Flight Southern Florida (organization): tribute, H8162 [12SE]

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: redesignate as Gateway Arch National Park (S. 1438), H752, H753 [5FE], H968 [7FE]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to National World War I Museum and Memorial concert to commemorate sacrifice of Czech, Slovak, and Croatian peoples, E1229 [12SE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Catholic High School for Boys Marine Corps JROTC program and tribute to fundraisers for construction of Gold Star families monument, H3752 [7MY]

Lowell, MA: tribute to placement of memorial stone at Centralville Memorial Park in honor of U.S. Army and Naval aviators who died as POWs during atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, E729 [24MY]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (H.R. 4895), H3949–H3951 [15MY]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish (H.R. 5979), H6627, H6628 [23JY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 1037), H6338, H6339 [17JY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), H8136–H8139 [12SE]

——— provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), Senate amendment, H10569, H10570 [21DE]

——— waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (H.R. 3997), H4758, H4759 [5JN]

National Teachers Hall of Fame: designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators (S. 167), H3327 [16AP]

Newtown, PA: Washington Crossing National Cemetery dedication of Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, E810 [8JN]

Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate, H10081 [11DE]

onePULSE Foundation: tribute, H5079 [12JN]

Palm Harbor, FL: tribute to Curlew Hills Memorial Gardens Palm Harbor 9/11 Memorial, E1166 [21AU]

Paxton, IL: tribute to McCarter-Caisse-Vice-Hale Memorial Overpass, E993 [10JY]

Pearl Harbor National Memorial: establish (H.R. 5706), H9485–H9487 [13NO]

Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E632 [11MY]

Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (H.R. 4257), H5607–H5611 [25JN]

——— reform land management policies, H10424 [20DE]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 5532), H8140–H8142 [12SE]

Space Coast Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1387 [9OC]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (H.R. 6335), H10081 [11DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: honor veterans, commemorate anniversary, and commend Vietnam Veterans Memorial and traveling ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’ exhibit (H. Res. 821), H3155 [12AP]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (H.R. 6381), H6198 [16JY]

Warriors to Washington (organization): tribute, H5654 [26JN]

World War I: construction of memorial in the District of Columbia, H6051 [11JY], H9473 [13NO]

——— 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, E1437 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2830 [22MY]

Army: tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month (S. Res. 412), S6504 [3OC]

Bishopville, SC: tribute to American Legion Post 29 for unveiling of James D. Heriot statue, S2070 [11AP]

Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL: designate (H.R. 4574), S4807, S4808 [28JN]

Columbus, OH: designate Veterans Memorial and Museum as National Veterans Memorial and Museum (H.R. 1900), S3264, S3265 [6JN]

——— designate Veterans Memorial and Museum as National Veterans Memorial and Museum (S. 841), S2864 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable (H.R. 3656), S1320, S1321 [1MR]

——— provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), S1321 [1MR], S7896 [19DE]

Flags: provide for display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag at World War I Memorials (S. 2758), S2442 [25AP]

Florida: decision to place statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall, S1685 [13MR]

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3003 [6JN], S4459 [27JN]

Honor Flight Huntington (organization): tribute, S6137 [12SE]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S1836 [20MR], S4964 [16JY], S7047 [15NO]

Midwest Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2641 [14MY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 1037), S6875 [11OC]

——— establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (S. 1692), S3264, S3265 [6JN]

National Memorial for Peace and Justice: grand opening, S2451 [26AP]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), S6349 [26SE], S6364 [27SE], S8002 [20DE]

Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate, S7897 [19DE]

Public lands: reform land management policies, S7900–S7904 [19DE]

——— reform land management policies, unanimous-consent request, S7899, S7900 [19DE]

Utah: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments except by express authorization of Congress, S7900–S7904 [19DE]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (H.R. 6335), S7897 [19DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend authority to establish Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (S. 3298), S5457 [30JY]

Reports filed

Adams Memorial Commission Establishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1220) (H. Rept. 115–566), H1217 [16FE]

Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4574), S3951 [14JN]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5655) (H. Rept. 115–695), H4283 [21MY]

Camp Nelson National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5655), S7241 [29NO]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5655) (S. Rept. 115–406), S7274 [4DE]

Devils Tower National Monument Designation of Mountain and Populated Place as Devils Tower: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 401) (H. Rept. 115–630), H3146 [11AP]

Emery County Public Land Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2809), S7318 [5DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2809) (S. Rept. 115–440), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5727) (H. Rept. 115–1071), H9819 [10DE]

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Acreage Limit Modification in Order To Allow Donation of Private Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 835) (H. Rept. 115–580), H1265 [26FE]

Free Veterans From Fees Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3997) (H. Rept. 115–658), H3740 [27AP]

Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 115–534), H676 [29JA]

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4895) (S. Rept. 115–370), S7050 [15NO]

Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4895) (H. Rept. 115–632), H3146 [11AP]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5979) (S. Rept. 115–378), S7088 [26NO]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5979) (H. Rept. 115–855), H6647 [23JY]

National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1692) (S. Rept. 115–249), S2723 [16MY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1037) (H. Rept. 115–669), H3934 [11MY]

National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 115–533), H676 [29JA]

National Monument Creation and Protection (National Monument CAP) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 115–1081), H10335 [19DE]

National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1900), S2876 [23MY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1900) (S. Rept. 115–304), S5003 [17JY]

9/11 Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6287) (H. Rept. 115–930), H8106 [10SE]

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 441), S7318 [5DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 441) (S. Rept. 115–427), S7431 [11DE]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5532) (H. Rept. 115–927), H7940 [7SE]

St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2156) (S. Rept. 115–360), S6963 [14NO]

World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5706) (H. Rept. 115–991), H9442 [23OC]

Summaries

Advancing Conservation and Education Act (H.R. 4257), H5610 [25JN]

Texts of

H.R. 835, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument acreage limit modification in order to allow donation of private lands, H1677 [19MR]

H.R. 1037, National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation memorial establishment in the District of Columbia and its environs, H6338 [17JY]

H.R. 1220, Adams Memorial Commission establishment, H6623 [23JY]

H.R. 3997, Free Veterans From Fees Act, H4758 [5JN]

H.R. 4257, Advancing Conservation and Education Act, H5607–H5610 [25JN]

H.R. 4335, Servicemember Family Burial Act, H3755 [7MY]

H.R. 4574, Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL, H3757 [7MY]

H.R. 4895, Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act, H3949 [15MY]

H.R. 5532, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act, H8140 [12SE]

H.R. 5655, Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act, H4753 [5JN]

H.R. 5706, World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act, H9485 [13NO]

H.R. 5979, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act, H6627 [23JY]

H.R. 6287, 9/11 Memorial Act, H8136 [12SE]

H.R. 6335, Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT, H10081 [11DE]

S. 167, National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act, H3327 [16AP]

S. 1438, Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act, H752 [5FE]

S. 1692, National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act, S3264 [6JN]

S. 2248, Dept. of Veterans Affairs provision of headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, S1321 [1MR]

S. 2248, Veterans Benefits and Transition Act, H9794–H9798 [10DE]

S. 2758, display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag at World War I Memorials, S2441, S2443 [25AP]

S. 3176, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act, S4741 [28JN]

S. 3287, Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act, S5426 [26JY]

S. 3298, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act, S5457 [30JY]

S. Res. 412, tribute to Women’s Army Corps 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebration of Black History Month, S1169 [15FE]

Tributes

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S6629 [5OC]