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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 286 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 286

  Expressing that the House of Representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and requests the President issue 
    a proclamation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the 
                 ``National Museum of Civil Aviation''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

  Mr. Culberson (for himself and Mr. Lampson) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Expressing that the House of Representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and requests the President issue 
    a proclamation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the 
                 ``National Museum of Civil Aviation''.

Whereas civil aviation is one of the most important technological developments 
        of the last 100 years;
Whereas commercial airlines have brought people and cultures together in ways 
        not imagined before the dawn of civil aviation;
Whereas business aviation is a vital resource to the American economy, providing 
        free enterprise with an effective and efficient means of transportation;
Whereas general aviation embodies a uniquely American freedom--the freedom to 
        experience the world in 3 dimensions, see the grandeur of our country 
        from an unparalleled vantage point, and enjoy the individual liberty to 
        travel at will;
Whereas civilian aviation promises tremendous technological advances and 
        improvements in the 21st century;
Whereas the dream of flight has captured the imagination of young people 
        throughout its existence and continues to do so today, inspiring young 
        people to dream and learn;
Whereas our Nation enjoys many fine museums that preserve and showcase our 
        important military aviation heritage and other museums that showcase 
        aviation generally, but very few museums that strive to preserve and 
        present our Nation's rich and vibrant civil aviation heritage; and
Whereas a grassroots coalition of citizens and businesses has formed the Houston 
        Aeronautical Heritage Society, a nonprofit organization which is 
        restoring one of the Nation's last and best examples of art-deco airport 
        architecture and operates the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, in Houston, 
        Texas, the mission of which is to preserve and present our Nation's rich 
        and vibrant civil aviation heritage: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal 
        Museum; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the ``National 
        Museum of Civil Aviation'' and calling upon the people of the 
        United States to recognize the importance of all aspects of 
        civil aviation to our Nation's history and economy.
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