MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

Appointments

Adams Memorial Commission, H3709 [26AU]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S8245 [19NO], H780 [25FE], H1960 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Adams Memorial Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 2306), H1218 [24MR]

Arizona: prohibit extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 104), H31 [3JA]

Arlington County, VA: co-designate Arlington Memorial Bridge as ‘‘United States-Mexican War Memorial’’ and authorize limited interpretive enhancements (see H.R. 5510), H4487 [19SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 63), H917 [27FE]

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument: nullify designation (see H.R. 5392), H4362 [16SE]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4877), H3679 [5AU]

——— provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (see S. 3526), S8832 [17DE]

Camp Nelson National Monument: redesignate (see H.R. 3056), H1726 [29AP] (see H.R. 5928), H4582 [7NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to unveil statue of Barbara Rose Johns (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4770 [18NO]

——— design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occurred January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 212), H49 [6JA]

——— direct Architect of the Capitol to install plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2052 [14MY]

——— obtain statue of Charlie Kirk to be displayed in House of Representatives wing of U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 842), H4566 [31OC]

Chiricahua National Park: establish (see H.R. 6380), H5024 [3DE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in U.S. Capitol (see S. 44), S79 [9JA] (see H.R. 250), H88 [9JA]

Congress: increase congressional oversight relative to designation of national monuments (see H.R. 2645), H1417 [3AP]

——— reserve authority to establish or extend national monuments (see S. 220), S334 [23JA] (see H.R. 521), H219 [16JA]

COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 119), S1605 [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 S. 1876), S3116 [22MY] (see H.R. 3584), H2366 [23MY]

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 S. 3131), S7962 [6NO] (see H.R. 5945), H4582 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of establishing African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at African Burial Ground National Monument (see S. 730), S1345 [25FE] (see H.R. 1567), H835 [25FE]

——— authorize commemorative work in District of Columbia and environs to honor U.S. citizens and legal residents killed as victims of crimes committed by individuals unlawfully present in U.S. (see H.R. 6643), H5808 [11DE]

——— authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on National Mall and Washington Monument (see S.J. Res. 96), S8239 [19NO] (see H.J. Res. 133), H4573 [4NO]

——— codify Executive Order 14172 renaming Mount McKinley and Gulf of America and soliciting public and intergovernmental input on additional visionary and patriotic Americans to honor (see H.R. 4533), H3474 [17JY]

——— establish grant program to provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 4268), H3036 [30JN]

——— remove or permanently conceal name of Francis Newlands on grounds of memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in District of Columbia (see S. 2369), S4528 [22JY] (see H.R. 4608), H3552 [22JY]

——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 4934), H3687 [8AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish and carry out pilot program to furnish headstone or burial marker to veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990 (see H.R. 2721), H1505 [8AP]

——— expand eligibility for headstones, markers, and burial receptacles to certain individuals who died before November 11, 1998 (see S. 1127), S1835 [25MR] (see H.R. 1344), H708 [13FE]

Depts. of Defense and the Interior: obtain and place plaques honoring Downwinder communities of New Mexico, who suffered detrimental health effects as result of exposure to radioactive fallout (see H.R. 4290), H3189 [2JY]

Devils Tower National Monument: designate mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (see S. 31), S67 [8JA]

District of Columbia: require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (see H.R. 4956), H3692 [12AU]

FAA: conduct study on operation of helicopters within 20 mile radius of Statue of Liberty National Monument (see H.R. 5049), H3711 [26AU]

——— prohibit helicopter flights near Statue of Liberty National Monument (see H.R. 3196), H1854 [5MY]

Firefighters: mint coins that are emblematic of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and service and sacrifice of firefighters throughout history of U.S. (see H.R. 2257), H1188 [21MR]

Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park: establish (see S. 432), S667 [5FE] (see S. 3490), S8779 [16DE] (see H.R. 1031), H504 [5FE]

Fort Pierce, FL: recognize Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as official memorials of Navy SEALs and their predecessors (see H.R. 4189), H3009 [26JN]

Foundation for America’s Public Lands: reauthorize (see H.R. 4044), H2831 [17JN]

Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument: establish (see S. 1051), S1743 [13MR]

History: codify Executive Order 14253 entitled ‘‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History’’ (see S. 2385), S4528 [22JY] (see H.R. 3840), H2568 [9JN] (see H.R. 4730), H3645 [23JY]

Jacksonville, FL: designate POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 3057), H1726 [29AP]

Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building, Westhampton Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 5588), H4500 [26SE]

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: provide greater regional access (see S. 282), S435 [28JA]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: express that redesignation as Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts constitutes violation of Federal law (see H. Res. 973), H6134 [30DE]

——— require removal of any signage or other identification from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from designation stated in U.S. Code (see H.R. 6925), H6126 [23DE]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: direct Dept. of the Interior to arrange for addition of carving of President Trump (see H.R. 792), H403 [28JA]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: extend legislative authority to establish commemorative work in District of Columbia (see S. 2546), S4904 [30JY] (see H.R. 2196), H1169 [18MR]

National Mall: establish memorial to commemorate sacrifice and service of women who worked on home front during World War II (see S. 1088), S1802 [24MR] (see H.R. 2290), H1217 [24MR]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (see S. 858), S1579 [5MR] (see H.R. 186), H34 [3JA]

National Park Service: extend authority for modifications to Second Division Memorial in District of Columbia (see S. 1353), S2476 [8AP]

National parks and recreation areas: codify Presidential memorandum entitled ‘‘Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters’’ (see H.R. 4937), H3687 [8AU]

National Public Lands Day: observance (see H. Res. 772), H4502 [26SE]

New York, NY: establish African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 728), S1345 [25FE] (see H.R. 1568), H835 [25FE]

Pennsauken, NJ: designate Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite as Peter J. McGuire National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5069), H3716 [29AU]

Pines Foundation: authorize to establish Fire Island AIDS Memorial (see S. 1256), S2140 [2AP] (see H.R. 2549), H1402 [1AP]

Political ethics: limit donations for public property, building, or fixture at White House, Naval Observatory, or certain other public property, or for monuments to living Presidents, Vice Presidents, or appointees (see S. 3191), S8204 [18NO] (see H.R. 6085), H4768 [18NO]

Public buildings: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (see H.R. 6926), H6126 [23DE]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (see S. 1497), S2563 [10AP] (see H.R. 2944), H1611 [17AP]

Lists

High Plains Honor Flight (organization) honorees, E368 [30AP], E1022 [31OC]

Veterans added to Clarence, NY, Veteran’s Memorial honor wall, E449 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Adams Memorial Commission: reauthorize (H.R. 2306), H5083–H5085 [9DE]

Angola, NY: tribute to William G. Houston Middle School Civics Club Veterans Memorial project, E445 [19MY]

Bedford County, VA: National Park Service American World War II Heritage City designee, H2476 [5JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to unveil statue of Barbara Rose Johns (H. Con. Res. 62), H4851 [20NO]

——— direct Architect of the Capitol to install plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, H1962, H1963 [13MY], H2591 [10JN], H2637 [11JN], H3019, H3023 [27JN]

——— direct Architect of the Capitol to install plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 33), H2018–H2020, H2024, H2025–H2027 [14MY], H2070, H2073 [15MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in U.S. Capitol (H.R. 250), H854, H855 [26FE]

Congress: reserve authority to establish or extend national monuments (H.R. 521), H1325, H1326 [27MR]

Coronavirus: authorize national memorial to commemorate those whose lives were lost to coronavirus and those who helped country to recover, E858 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on National Mall and Washington Monument (H.J. Res. 133), H4758 [18NO]

——— remove or permanently conceal name of Francis Newlands on grounds of memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in District of Columbia (H.R. 4608), E706 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish and carry out pilot program to furnish headstone or burial marker to veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990 (H.R. 2721), H4286–H4288 [15SE]

District of Columbia: require majority of members of Commission of Fine Arts be residents of District of Columbia (H.R. 4956), E763 [12AU]

FAA: prohibit helicopter flights near Statue of Liberty National Monument (H.R. 3196), H1861 [6MY]

High Plains Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E368 [30AP], E1022 [31OC]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E435 [15MY]

Jacksonville, FL: designate POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (H.R. 3057), H4423 [18SE]

Nassau County, FL: tribute to The Wall That Heals traveling exhibit at Northeast Florida Fairgrounds, E311 [10AP]

National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend: observance, H1899 [7MY]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: tribute to honorees, H2061, H2065, H2084 [15MY]

National Mall: establish memorial to commemorate sacrifice and service of women who worked on home front during World War II (H.R. 2290), H5082, H5083 [9DE]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (H.R. 186), H237, H238 [21JA]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: tribute, H2810 [12JN]

Public lands: impact of government regulations and Federal land expansion on land use and management policies, H666 [12FE]

Southern Border Wall National Monument: establish (see H.R. 5279), H4237 [10SE]

Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to Constitution, H238 [21JA]

Remarks in Senate

California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (S. 3526), S8836 [17DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to unveil statue of Barbara Rose Johns (H. Con. Res. 62), S8517 [4DE]

——— urge installation of plaque to honor Capitol Police officers and other law enforcement officers who protected Capitol on January 6, 2021, S1891 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on National Mall and Washington Monument (H.J. Res. 133), S8399 [20NO]

Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park: establish (S. 432), S3103, S3104 [22MY], S8435–S8438 [2DE]

——— establish (S. 432), unanimous-consent request, S3103 [22MY], S8437, S8438 [2DE]

——— establish (S. 3490), S8755–S8757 [16DE]

Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument: establish (S. 1051), S3103–S3105, S3137, S3140 [22MY]

——— establish (S. 1051), unanimous-consent request, S3103 [22MY]

Iowa: tribute to veterans visiting Washington, DC, S3523 [25JN]

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: provide greater regional access (S. 282), S3103, S3104 [22MY], S3458–S3461 [18JN]

——— provide greater regional access (S. 282), unanimous-consent request, S3103 [22MY]

Midwest Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3099 [22MY]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (S. 858), S8883, S8884 [18DE]

——— authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (S. 858), unanimous-consent request, S8883, S8884 [18DE]

Reports filed

Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2306) (H. Rept. 119–353), H4564 [31OC]

Honoring Our Heroes Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2721) (H. Rept. 119–274), H4308 [15SE]

Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1876), S7753 [27OC]

World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2290) (H. Rept. 119–284), H4308 [15SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 62, use of Capitol Building Emancipation Hall for event to unveil statue of Barbara Rose Johns, H4851 [20NO]

H.J. Res. 133, authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on National Mall and Washington Monument, H4758 [18NO]

H.R. 186, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, H237 [21JA]

H.R. 250, obtain statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in U.S. Capitol, H854 [26FE]

H.R. 2290, World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act, H5082 [9DE]

H.R. 2306, Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act, H5083 [9DE]

H.R. 2721, Honoring Our Heroes Act, H4287 [15SE]

S. 282, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act, S3459 [18JN]

S. 1051, Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument, S3137 [22MY]

S. 3490, National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act, S8755 [16DE]

S. Res. 119, COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day, S1610 [6MR]