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Commends and congratulates the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1357 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1357
Commending and congratulating the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the
occasion of its 50th anniversary.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2010
Ms. Watson (for herself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick of
Michigan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sherman,
Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Baca, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Woolsey, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Clay, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Chu, Ms. Harman, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Issa, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Buchanan, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Rush) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Commending and congratulating the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the
occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a tribute to those who have significantly
contributed to the entertainment industry;
Whereas E.M. Stuart, who served as the volunteer president of the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce in 1953, is credited with creating the idea of the
Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame was established to maintain the glory of a
community whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of
the world;
Whereas in January 1956 the plans for the Hollywood Walk of Fame were submitted
to the Los Angeles City Council;
Whereas the Los Angeles City Council embraced the idea of the Hollywood Walk of
Fame, and subsequently instructed the Board of Public Works to prepare
the engineering specifications for the Hollywood Walk of Fame and to
create the necessary assessment district to pay for the improvements
associated with the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce established the Hollywood Improvement
Association to work with the City of Los Angeles in creating the
Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas, while the City of Los Angeles worked on the creation of the assessment
district between May 1956 and the fall of 1957, the Hollywood
Improvement Association worked on selecting the individuals to be
honored by placement of a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas four categories of stars were established to represent four aspects of
the entertainment industry: motion picture, television, recording, and
radio;
Whereas, on August 15, 1958, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the City of
Los Angeles unveiled eight stars on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland
Avenue to demonstrate what the Hollywood Walk of Fame would look like;
Whereas these eight stars honored Olive Borden, Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda,
Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster, Edward Sedgwick, Ernest Torrence, and
Joanne Woodward;
Whereas, on February 8, 1960, construction began on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas, on March 28, 1960, the first star, awarded to Stanley Kramer, was laid
in the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas, on November 23, 1960, the Hollywood Walk of Fame was dedicated in
conjunction with the Hollywood Christmas Parade;
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame was not completed until the spring of 1961,
at which time it was accepted by the Board of Public Works and contained
1,558 stars;
Whereas, on May 18, 1962, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance
that specified that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce should advise the
City of Los Angeles in all matters pertaining to the addition of stars
to the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas, by May 21, 1975, the date on which Carol Burnett was awarded a star, a
total of 99 stars had been added to the original Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas in 1978 the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Los Angeles
designated the Hollywood Walk of Fame as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural
Monument Number 194;
Whereas in 1980 entertainer Johnny Grant was awarded a star in the Hollywood
Walk of Fame;
Whereas after being awarded the star, Johnny Grant was so enthused about the
honor that he involved himself in creating a memorable star ceremony for
subsequent star recipients;
Whereas Johnny Grant was the chairman of the Walk of Fame Committee from 1980
until his death in January 2008;
Whereas it was through Johnny Grant's work that the Hollywood Walk of Fame
turned into an international icon;
Whereas in 1984, under Johnny Grant's leadership, a fifth category of star, live
theater, was added to allow individuals who excelled in all types of
live performance to be considered for stars in the Hollywood Walk of
Fame;
Whereas when constructed the Hollywood Walk of Fame was designed to accommodate
2,518 stars and by the 1990s space in the most popular areas was
difficult to find;
Whereas Johnny Grant approved the creation of a second row of stars in the
Hollywood Walk of Fame that would alternate with existing stars;
Whereas, on February 1, 1994, the Hollywood Walk of Fame was extended one block
to the west from Sycamore Avenue to La Brea Avenue on Hollywood
Boulevard;
Whereas, on February 1, 1994, Sophia Loren was honored with the 2,000th star in
the Hollywood Walk of Fame;
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a top visitor attraction in the City of
Los Angeles; and
Whereas today an average of two stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
each month: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends and
congratulates the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4549-4552)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1357.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Watson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4632)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 6/16/2010 H4550)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 6/16/2010 H4550)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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