Supports the creation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People to tell the immigration and migration stories of all people in the United States.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 27
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to
study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2013
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Walz, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Mr. Cole, and Mr. Gerlach) submitted the following concurrent
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to
study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
Whereas the United States was created and built by peoples from every land, and
these people made this Nation the world's economic, military,
scientific, and cultural leader;
Whereas Canada and Mexico, the nations bordering the United States, have major
museums in or near their capital cities telling the story of the making
of their peoples;
Whereas the people of the United States do not have a comprehensive and accurate
picture of all the peoples who created and continue to build the Nation;
Whereas few foreigners know the story of the peoples who came to be citizens of
the United States, nor the story of the people from their own nations
who came to this land;
Whereas a museum telling the story of the making of the people of the United
States and celebrating all who migrated and settled in the present day
United States, from the very first to the most recent, belongs near the
National Mall in Washington, DC;
Whereas the National Museum of the American People would serve as a resource to
assist State, local, and ethnic museums throughout the Nation present
exhibits that celebrate the heritage of the people of the United States;
Whereas non-Federal sources will be sought to provide full funding for a
Presidential Commission to study establishment of the Museum and that
such sums will commence when the President signs an Executive order
creating a bipartisan Presidential Commission; and
Whereas non-Federal sources are anticipated to provide full funding to design
and build the Museum, its exhibitions and its components: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress supports the establishment of a bipartisan Presidential
Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the
American People to tell the immigration and migration stories of all
people in the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E332)
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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