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Commemorative Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Funding

Description: This report discusses commemorative commissions created by Congress to oversee a special event for a commemoration of an event or person. Using a dataset of all commemorative commissions created by statute since the 96th Congress (1979-1980), this report examines the content of typical legislative language used to create commemorative commissions and how commemorative commissions are funded. This report does not address noncommemorative congressional commissions, nor does it address commemorati… more
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National African American History Month Speech Resources: Fact Sheet

Description: This report links to authoritative information resources on National African American History Month. It is designed to assist congressional offices with work related to National African American History Month by providing links to legislation, CRS reports, sample speeches and remarks from the Congressional Record, and presidential proclamations and remarks. It also links to additional government web resources and selected advocacy, educational, cultural, and military, organizations.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Cervantes, Valerie S.
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Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List

Description: Historically, national commemorative observances were recommended by Congress through the legislative process. This practice was discontinued by the House of Representatives in January 1995, although the Senate continues to issue sense of the Senate resolutions recommending the establishment of commemoratives. It has now become standard practice for special observances to be designated by a proclamation issued by the President. This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 1997… more
Date: February 12, 2003
Creator: Richardson, Glenda
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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