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SENATE 62115th CongressResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1506)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and October 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019.

Last Action
2/28/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2017-01-09Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-09 (00)

January 8th National Memorial Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson on January 8, 2011.

The memorial shall not be established until Interior certifies that Tucson's January 8th Memorial Foundation, which shall be the management entity for the memorial, has established a trust fund to receive donations and provide for the construction, operation, maintenance, and management of the memorial.

Interior shall develop a general management plan for the memorial.

Cosponsors (1)

  • JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)

Subjects

  • Arizona
  • Congressional officers and employees
  • House of Representatives
  • Judges
  • Members of Congress
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Violent crime
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