Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019.

Became Public Law No: 116-28.

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Version 49 · Public Law · Jul 5, 2019

This joint resolution requests the Department of the Interior to authorize the unique display of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Smithsonian artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated historic audio and imagery in the vicinity of the National Mall, including projections onto the surface of the Washington Monument for five nights of public display beginning on July 16, 2019.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · D–CA

Committees

Natural Resources Committee

2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Jul 5, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-28.
Jul 5, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-28.
Jul 5, 2019
Signed by President.
Jul 5, 2019
Signed by President.
Jun 24, 2019
Presented to President.
Jun 24, 2019
Presented to President.
Jun 19, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 18, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3804)
Jun 18, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3804)
Jun 11, 2019
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jun 10, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 10, 2019
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4378)
Jun 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4378)
Jun 10, 2019
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4377-4378)
Jun 10, 2019
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Jun 10, 2019
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Jun 10, 2019
Mr. Soto asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.J.Res.60, 116th Congress: Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/60

Text version to examine: Public Law · 2019-07-06.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ28/PLAW-116publ28.htm

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Analyze H.J.Res.60 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.J.Res.60, 116th Congress: Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/60

Text version to examine: Public Law · 2019-07-06.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ28/PLAW-116publ28.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.J.Res.60 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.J.Res.60, 116th Congress: Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/60

Text version to examine: Public Law · 2019-07-06.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ28/PLAW-116publ28.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.J.Res.60, 116th Congress: Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/60

Text version to examine: Public Law · 2019-07-06.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ28/PLAW-116publ28.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.J.Res.60 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.