MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H2007 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

Adams Memorial Commission: establish (see H.R. 390), H357 [9JA]

Antiquities Act: limit Presidential use to designate national monuments (see H.R. 1664), H2646 [11MR]

Arizona: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 79), H203 [3JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 639), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1805), H2745 [14MR]

Armed Forces: authorize location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 5046), H8783 [12NO]

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. 2970), H4161 [23MY]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 1111), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2199), H3251 [10AP]

——— expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see S. 1109), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2215), H3253 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit the District of Columbia and each U.S. territory to provide statues honoring their citizens for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 405), H358 [9JA]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see S. 3119), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4840), H8457 [23OC]

Chiricahua National Park: establish (see S. 3121), S7207 [19DE]

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4179), H7496 [9AU]

Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad: protect U.S. heritage abroad (see H.R. 2194), H3217 [9AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman to display in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3602), H5265 [28JN]

——— obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]

——— restore original inscription on statue in the Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as the ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4171 [24MY]

Courts: 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. 1269), H2031 [14FE]

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. 3349), H4917 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and St. Francis Dam Disaster National Monument in Los Angeles County, CA (see S. 129), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 1015), H1391 [6FE]

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. 849), S1899 [14MR]

——— provide for inclusion of names of soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1891), S3652 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (see H.J. Res. 60), H4388 [10JN]

——— develop a plan for removal of monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield (see H.R. 970), H1361 [5FE]

——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 4135), H7481 [30JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit sale or transfer of public lands management authority without congressional consent (see S. 491), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1276), H2031 [14FE]

Devils Tower National Monument: designate the mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (see S. 144), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 564), H600 [15JA]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3465), H5165 [25JN]

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: modify acreage limit in order to allow donation of private lands (see S. 33), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 386), H357 [9JA]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see S. 89), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 114), H205 [3JA]

Fort Monroe National Monument: provide for acquisition of non-Federal land (see S. 2329), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4345), H7753 [17SE]

Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation: extend authority for establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families (see S. 1673), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2819), H3961 [17MY]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (see S. 1910), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 1472), H2314 [28FE]

Jacksonville, FL: designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 4446), H7865 [20SE]

Mardasson Memorial: restore and maintain monument in Belgium honoring U.S. servicemen wounded or killed at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II (see S. 2206), S5011 [23JY]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see S. 70), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish (see S. 32), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 240), H227 [4JA]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: recognize Arlington, TX, as home of National Medal of Honor Museum and authorize establishment of commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5173), H9056 [19NO]

National Park Service: waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (see H.R. 1702), H2680 [12MR]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H4312 [4JN]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8143 [15OC]

Pennsauken, NJ: designate Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite as Peter J. McGuire National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 2317), H3264 [12AP]

Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (see H.R. 244), H227 [4JA]

——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate (see H.R. 972), H1361 [5FE]

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S4629 [27JN] (see H. Res. 384), H3842 [15MY]

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. 389), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1088), H1461 [7FE]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 298), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 139), H206 [3JA]

Utah: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 90), S142 [10JA]

White Sands National Park: establish (see S. 871), S1987 [26MR] (see S. 1582), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 1891), H2827 [26MR]

Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see S. 1705), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 473), H462 [10JA]

Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]

Yucca House National Monument: update map and modify maximum available acreage in order to protect certain archaeological sites (see S. 641), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1492), H2322 [4MR]

Lists

Houston, TX, law enforcement officers memorialized on National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E603 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (H.R. 5046), H8834 [14NO]

California: tribute to LGBTQ Veterans Memorial, E523 [1MY]

Calumet, MI: dedication of Italian Hall disaster of 1913 memorial, E232 [28FE]

Cherry Hill, NJ: dedication of John H. Adler Memorial Park at Challenge Grove, E1415 [12NO]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Gettysburg Address, H8967 [19NO]

Collier County Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1256 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and St. Francis Dam Disaster National Monument in Los Angeles County, CA, H2215 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (H.J. Res. 60), H4377 [10JN]

——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (H.R. 4135), E1018 [30JY]

Emery County, UT: tribute to county leaders efforts to establish San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, E316 [18MR]

Enterprise, AL: anniversary of Boll Weevil Monument, E1575 [11DE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary, H2216 [26FE]

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: dedication of U.S. Army Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, H7779 [19SE]

Gering, NE: anniversary of Scotts Bluff National Monument, H10234 [12DE]

High Plains Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1174 [18SE]

History: condemn proposal to rename certain historical markers, H4112 [22MY]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (H.R. 1472), H2326 [5MR], H9087, H9088 [20NO]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1414 [8NO]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E500 [29AP]

Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee (organization): tribute, E537 [3MY]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E776 [13JN], E1187 [20SE]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1347 [28OC]

Indiana: dedication of Beirut Memorial monument to honor Indiana servicemembers killed in 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H7996 [26SE]

Lady Liberty Day: observance, E1542 [5DE]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (H.R. 356), H301 [9JA]

Menominee, MI: visit of Remembering Our Fallen memorial, E1038 [6AU]

Natchez, MS: dedication of Proud To Take a Stand Monument, E1375 [30OC]

National forests: require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving lands in Minnesota and provide for renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, H4448 [12JN]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: recognize Arlington, TX, as home of National Medal of Honor Museum and authorize establishment of commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5173), H9064 [20NO]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (H.R. 3094), H4437 [12JN]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 4681), H8139 [15OC]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate, H2212 [26FE]

Richmond, VA: dedication of Virginia Women’s Monument, E1273 [11OC]

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area: establish, E316 [18MR], E1026 [2AU]

Saratoga, NY: dedication of Saratoga Surrender Site Memorial Park in honor of British surrender to American troops in 1777, E1301 [17OC]

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 (H.R. 1088), H9084–H9086 [20NO]

Waterloo, IL: unveiling of POW-MIA Monument, E1169 [18SE]

Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 473), E659 [23MY]

Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5068), E1434 [13NO]

World War II: anniversary of Exercise Tiger, E509 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3001 [21MY]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: establish as a unit of the National Park System, S817 [4FE], S1104 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: dedication of statue honoring Chief Standing Bear in National Statuary Hall, S5556 [18SE]

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, S4490 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (H.J. Res. 60), S3804 [18JN]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S. 1969), S4508–S4510 [25JN]

Hartville, MO: dedication of Wright County Patriots Memorial, S6423 [6NO]

High Plains Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, S5837 [16OC]

Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S6330 [31OC]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish, S817 [4FE], S1104 [7FE]

Missouri: tribute, S5225 [31JY]

Oklahoma: tribute, S5227 [31JY]

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (S. Res. 267), S5452 [11SE]

Utah: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments except by express authorization of Congress, S1152, S1158–S1160 [11FE]

Reports filed

Every Word We Utter Monument Authorization To Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 116–229), H8110 [11OC]

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater (FIRST) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 389), S7112 [17DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1088) (H. Rept. 116–275), H8737 [8NO]

Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2819) (H. Rept. 116–243), H8257 [18OC]

Rename Homestead National Monument of America as Homestead National Historical Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1472) (H. Rept. 116–292), H8908 [15NO]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 298), S7112 [17DE]

Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 641), S7156 [18DE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 60, Dept. of the Interior unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program authorization, H4378 [10JN]

H.R. 1088, First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater (FIRST) Act, H9084 [20NO]

H.R. 1472, Homestead National Monument of America renaming as Homestead National Historical Park, H9087 [20NO]

S. 32, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act, S68 [8JA]

S. Res. 267, tribute to September 11th National Memorial Trail, S4635 [27JN]