MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Addresses
Willa Cather Statue Unveiling: Senator Fischer, S2121 [15JN]
Appointments
Adams Memorial Commission, H6980 [14DE]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S3839 [27JY], H2758 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions
American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (see S. Res. 487), S5807 [6DE]
Arizona: prohibit extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 96), H101 [9JA]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see S.J. Res. 35), S2186 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 76), H3071 [21JN]
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1660), H1293 [17MR]
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument: designate (see S. 2262), S2360 [12JY] (see H.R. 4580), H3476 [12JY]
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument: nullify designation (see H.R. 5635), H4455 [21SE]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (see S. 683), S669 [7MR] (see H.R. 1396), H1148 [7MR]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2545), H1716 [10AP]
——— modify boundary of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 3681), H2636 [25MY]
——— provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (see S. 1776), S1843 [31MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 321), H232 [12JA]
——— direct Fine Arts Board to obtain bust of Volodymyr Zelensky for display in House wing of U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 10), H107 [9JA]
——— obtain and direct placement in Capitol or on Capitol Grounds of statue to honor Roberto Clemente (see H.R. 4065), H2883 [13JN]
——— permit District of Columbia and each U.S. territory to provide statues honoring their citizens for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1026), H838 [14FE]
——— permit each U.S. territory to provide statues honoring their citizens for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3251), H2309 [11MY]
——— remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served Confederated States of America from display in National Statuary Hall (see S. 573), S532 [28FE] (see H.R. 1248), H969 [28FE]
Chiricahua National Park: establish (see S. 736), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1479), H1247 [9MR]
Civil rights: prohibit destruction of civil rights memorials (see H.R. 999), H837 [14FE]
Committee on the Library (Joint): establish deadline to approve or deny placement of statue of William F. ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr., in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 4), S458 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 18), H854 [17FE]
——— obtain statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1073), H852 [17FE]
Congress: increase congressional oversight relative to designation of national monuments (see S. 2820), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5499), H4345 [14SE]
Coronavirus: authorize national memorial to commemorate those whose lives were lost to coronavirus and those who helped country to recover (see H.R. 1621), H1292 [17MR]
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. 425), H249 [20JA]
COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 196), H1114 [3MR]
COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 94), S654 [6MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: relocate memorial honoring Air Force crew members who lost their lives in airplane crash in Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during 1982 training mission (see H.R. 6334), H5667 [9NO]
Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3826), H2741 [5JN]
Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5878), H4985 [3OC]
——— establish grant program to provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 5318), H4211 [29AU]
——— include name of Vincent Illuzzi, Sr., on engravings of Taras Shevchenko Memorial located in District of Columbia (see S. 284), S264 [7FE]
——— remove Andrew Jackson statue and marble base located at Lafayette Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 879), H780 [8FE]
——— remove Emancipation Monument located at Lincoln Park in District of Columbia (see H.R. 729), H628 [1FE]
——— remove or permanently conceal name of Francis Newlands on grounds of memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in District of Columbia (see S. 417), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1021), H838 [14FE]
——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 1136), H865 [21FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish or replace headstone, marker, or medallion for grave of eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of recipient’s dates of service in Armed Forces (see S. 3126), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6507), H5983 [29NO]
——— provide for inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans (see S. 1100), S1089 [30MR]
——— repeal sunsets on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and on authority to bury certain spouses and children in national cemeteries (see S. 2181), S2224 [22JN]
Devils Tower National Monument: designate mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (see S. 267), S230 [2FE]
District of Columbia: require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (see H.R. 5869), H4950 [2OC]
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: designate Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center (see S. 3544), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 6826), H6985 [14DE]
Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument: establish (see S. 3543), S5996 [14DE]
Jacksonville, FL: designate POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 3670), H2635 [25MY]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: prohibit Federal funding to alter, change, destroy, or remove any name, face, or other feature in whole or in part (see H.R. 386), H243 [17JA]
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2717), H1886 [19AP]
New York, NY: designate Holcombe Rucker Park as national commemorative site (see H.R. 6852), H6997 [19DE]
Pennsauken, NJ: designate Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite as Peter J. McGuire National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5334), H4217 [1SE]
Pines Foundation: authorize to establish Fire Island AIDS Memorial (see S. 3534), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 6812), H6984 [14DE]
Plum Island National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1584), H1285 [14MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for commemoration of certain former Presidents (see H.R. 5812), H4854 [28SE]
Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (see S. 593), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1303), H1048 [1MR]
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 384), S313 [9FE] (see H.R. 2415), H1691 [30MR]
Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to Constitution (see H.R. 1318), H1049 [1MR]
——— authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution (see S. 886), S859 [21MR]
Letters
Arlington National Cemetery Robert E. Lee Memorial redesignation as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’: Custis Glover, E623 [27JN]
——— David C. Lucas, E624 [27JN]
——— Donna Kunkel, E623 [27JN]
——— Jocelind Julien, E624 [27JN]
——— Kenneth D.M. Jensen, E624 [27JN]
——— Leni Kowalski, E624 [27JN]
——— Mary L. Fleming Kowalski, E624 [27JN]
——— Sarah Tarr Fleming, E623 [27JN]
——— Stephen E. Hammond, E623 [27JN]
——— Susan Vogel, E623 [27JN]
——— Tamara Moore, E624 [27JN]
Quotations
‘‘I am Gen. Lee’s great-great-grandson,’’ Rob Lee, E624 [27JN]
Remarks in House
African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in American Revolution, H801 [9FE]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (H.R. 1396), E187 [7MR]
Brookhaven Monument Co., Inc.: anniversary, E313 [17AP]
Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H1874 [19AP]
Bureau County, IL: unveiling of monument recognizing contributions of African American Civil War soldiers, E866 [20SE]
Chiricahua National Park: establish (H.R. 1479), H2092 [28AP]
Clarence, NY: tribute to Clarence Veterans Memorial honorees, E491 [25MY]
Coastal Georgia Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H2550 [24MY]
Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation: anniversary, E525 [6JN]
Coral Springs, FL: hosting of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall, E405 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to administer, implement, or enforce Naming Commission recommendations relative to removal of Reconciliation Monument at Arlington National Cemetery, H4603, H4604, H4614 [27SE]
——— prohibit funding to carry out Naming Commission recommendations, H3543, H3544 [13JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for national monument designations by President, H5341, H5342 [2NO]
——— prohibit funding to establish national monument in Malheur County, OR, H5291, H5292 [2NO]
——— prohibit funding to establish or modify any national monuments under Antiquities Act in Colusa County, CA, H5287, H5288 [2NO]
——— prohibit funding to remove any monument on public land, H5327 [2NO]
——— remove Andrew Jackson statue and marble base located at Lafayette Square in District of Columbia (H.R. 879), E106 [8FE]
——— remove bronze plaque and concrete block bearing name of Francis Newlands from grounds of memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in District of Columbia (H.R. 1021), E123 [14FE]
——— remove Emancipation Monument located at Lincoln Park in District of Columbia (H.R. 729), E81 [1FE]
——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (H.R. 1136), E137 [21FE]
District of Columbia: require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (H.R. 5869), E923 [2OC]
——— tribute to U.S. Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque Wall honorees, E676 [14JY]
Everett, PA: Everett Lions Club dedication of ‘‘Brothers of Honor’’ statue to memorialize Medal of Honor recipients, E571 [15JN]
Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce Presidential Proclamation on establishment of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, H5325 [2NO]
Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E295 [6AP], E841 [13SE], E866 [20SE], E1044 [2NO]
Lancaster, NY: rededication of Patriots and Heroes Park, H3002 [21JN]
Lone Eagle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E378 [28AP]
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (H.R. 2717), H5416–H5418 [6NO], H5648 [8NO]
Roads and highways: remove Confederate-themed names from roads, streets, and highways, H4132–H4134 [27JY]
San Antonio, TX: anniversary of Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, E1024 [26OC]
Southfield, MI: placement of monument and gravestones to honor ‘‘Blue Army’’ veterans buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, E572 [15JN]
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (H.R. 2415), H1681 [30MR]
West Mineral, KS: anniversary of Bucyrus-Erie 1850–B (Big Brutus) electric shovel, H4411 [20SE]
Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to Constitution (H.R. 1318), H5418–H5420 [6NO]
Remarks in Senate
African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free black persons who served in American Revolution, S770 [14MR]
American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (S. Res. 487), S5803 [6DE]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (S.J. Res. 35), S2188 [21JN]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (S. 683), S670 [7MR]
California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (S. 1776), S1847 [31MY]
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: designate Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center (S. 3544), S5999 [14DE]
Reports filed
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 683) (S. Rept. 118–64), S3147 [19JY]
Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 593) (S. Rept. 118–54), S2310 [11JY]
Chiricahua National Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 736) (S. Rept. 118–66), S3147 [19JY]
National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2717) (H. Rept. 118–267), H5403 [3NO]
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 384) (S. Rept. 118–142), S6078 [20DE]
Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1318) (H. Rept. 118–268), H5403 [3NO]
Texts of
H.R. 1318, Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act, H5418 [6NO]
H.R. 2717, National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, H5416 [6NO]
S. Con. Res. 4, establish Committee on the Library (Joint) deadline to approve or deny placement of statue of William F. ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr., in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall, S465 [16FE]
S. Res. 94, COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day, S656 [6MR]
S. Res. 487, American Battle Monuments Commission anniversary, S5810 [6DE]