A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their work.

By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-378.

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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 16, 1996

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the White House Endowment Fund to support the acquisition of objects for, and the preservation of, the public rooms of the White House and its collection of fine and decorative arts and to serve as a memorial to the Nation's First Ladies.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R–TX

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Legislative record

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Sep 30, 1996
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-378.
Sep 30, 1996
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-378.
Sep 16, 1996
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602.
Sep 16, 1996
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Sep 16, 1996
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Sep 12, 1996
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 25, 1996
Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held.
Jun 22, 1995
Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.
Jun 21, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 21, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8821-8822)
Jun 21, 1995
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.951, 104th Congress: A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their work.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/951

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-09-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s951/BILLS-104s951rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.951, 104th Congress: A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their work.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/951

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-09-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s951/BILLS-104s951rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.951, 104th Congress: A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their work.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/951

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-09-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s951/BILLS-104s951rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.951, 104th Congress: A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their work.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/951

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-09-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s951/BILLS-104s951rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.951 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.