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with the Senate, and I’ll reach out to 

the Republicans and maybe he can 

reach out to the Democrats and get 

this bill through because it is the right 

thing to do for the family in that tragic situation that can happen to any of 

us. 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 

time as I may consume. 

Mr. Speaker, I want to make it very, 

very clear: this does not change the 

law that the campaign funds would 

have to be used for a charitable purpose or for a political purpose, that is, 

to a party or candidate. It doesn’t 

change that at all. It just changes the 

person who would have the decisionmaking responsibility. And since this 

is a situation where a Member or someone running for office would die, those 

funds, in some cases, would probably— 

the candidate would have wished them 

to go to a particular charity or series 

of charities. And this would ensure 

that those people who know best the 

candidate and know what his or her desires would be would make that determination. 

But it does not in any way change it 

so that it could be used for personal 

purposes by the family or anybody else 

designated. It would still have to go to 

those legitimate legal purposes for 

which campaign funds are limited. It 

would do nothing more than change 

the person who would make that determination, and we have a real-life experience of that occurring, and that is 

why I support this very strongly. It has 

been supported strongly in the House 

before; and if we can get the attention 

of our friends on the other side of the 

Capitol, we can make this happen, and 

I think it would be a good, good thing. 

So with that, I would urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and 

I yield back the balance of my time. 

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I 

rise today in support of H.R. 406, a bill to 

amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

1971 to permit candidates for Federal office to 

designate an individual to disburse the campaign funds of the candidate in the event of 

the candidate’s death, authored by my colleague from North Carolina, WALTER JONES. 

Unfortunately, he has personally experienced the situation that this legislation is attempting to remedy when his father—a 14 

term member of this body—passed away and 

questions arose as to what to do with remaining campaign funds. 

Current law authorizes the campaign treasurer to disperse campaign funds but does not 

give instruction on how those funds should be 

spent in the event of a candidate’s death. 

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 406 is a common-sense 

solution to resolving this potentially complex 

issue. I was proud to support the legislation 

when it came before the Committee on House 

Administration, and I urge all of my colleagues 

to support it today. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from California (Mr. 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN) that the House 

suspend the rules and pass the bill, 

H.R. 406. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill was 

passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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FUNDING TO ENSURE PRODUCTION 

OF AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF 

COPIES OF REVISED VERSION OF 

‘‘HISPANIC AMERICANS IN CONGRESS’’ 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 

the rules and agree to the concurrent 

resolution (H. Con. Res. 132) providing 

funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized number of 

copies of the revised and updated 

version of the House document entitled 

‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress,’’ and 

for other purposes. 

The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. 

The text of the concurrent resolution 

is as follows: 

H. CON. RES. 132 

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the 

Senate concurring), 

SECTION 1. FUNDING TO ENSURE PRODUCTION 

OF AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF COPIES OF REVISED VERSION OF ‘‘HISPANIC AMERICANS IN CONGRESS’’. 

Notwithstanding section 2(b) of House Concurrent Resolution 90, One Hundred Seventh 

Congress (agreed to December 7, 2001), in 

printing the updated version of House Document 103–299, entitled ‘‘Hispanic Americans 

in Congress’’ (as revised by the Library of 

Congress), the Public Printer shall print the 

maximum number of copies of such Document for which the total printing and production costs do not exceed an amount equal 

to the amount provided for under such section, increased by $700,000. 

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN 

HOUSE DOCUMENTS. 

(a) ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION.—Upon request of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the 

Public Printer shall publish and disseminate 

an electronic version of each of the House 

documents referred to in subsection (b), 

under the direction of the Committee. 

(b) DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED.—The House documents referred to in this subsection are as 

follows: 

(1) The updated version of House Document 

103–299, entitled ‘‘Hispanic Americans in 

Congress’’, as described in section 1. 

(2) House Document 108–223, entitled 

‘‘Women in Congress, 1917–2006’’. 

(3) House Document 108–224, entitled 

‘‘Black Americans in Congress, 1870–2007’’. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 

California (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN) 

and the gentleman from Pennsylvania 

(Mr. BRADY) each will control 20 minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from California. 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 

consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their 

remarks. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from California? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 

time as I may consume. 

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 

of House Concurrent Resolution 132, 

providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized 

number of copies of the revised and updated version of the House document 

entitled ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress.’’ 

The previous authorization from the 

107th Congress did not authorize sufficient funds to make available to Members the same number of copies as the 

previous publications of ‘‘Black Americans in Congress’’ and ‘‘Women in Congress.’’ Additionally, the resolution 

also authorizes the electronic publication of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress,’’ ‘‘Women in Congress,’’ and 

‘‘Black Americans in Congress,’’ thereby bringing us up to what is becoming 

more and more the way of publication, 

that is, by electronic means. 

This resolution will help to ensure 

that this valuable history will be available for future generations. I would 

urge my colleagues to support the resolution, and I reserve the balance of my 

time. 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. 

Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 

may consume. 

Mr. Speaker, I urge the House to 

adopt this resolution which the chairman has accurately described. Members who served in the 107th Congress 

will recall that in 2001 we authorized 

new additions of three congressional 

publications: ‘‘Women in Congress,’’ 

‘‘Black Americans in Congress,’’ and 

‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress.’’ 

b 1710 

The new editions of ‘‘Women in Congress’’ and ‘‘Black Americans in Congress’’ were distributed to Members, libraries, and others in 2007 pursuant to 

their respective authorizations. However, in the 11 years since we authorized the new edition of Hispanic Americans in Congress, circumstances have 

changed, including, I am delighted to 

say, the election of more Hispanics to 

serve in this House and the other body. 

This means the new edition will be 

larger than estimated, and the cost of 

printing the same number of copies of 

Hispanic Americans will likely be larger. 

As I urge adoption of this resolution, 

I wish to thank the Clerk, who worked 

on this revised edition, and the dedicated men and women of the Government Printing Office, who procure the 

volumes for their fine work. 

The new editions of ‘‘Women in Congress’’ and ‘‘Black Americans in Congress’’ are useful, high-quality reference volumes of great value to students, historians, and us. I am certain 

the new edition of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ will similarly be 

well received when published and distributed in the coming months. 

Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance 

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Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I have no more requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. 

Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from 

New York (Mr. SERRANO) for as much 

time as he may consume. 

Mr. SERRANO. First of all, I want to 

thank the chairman and the ranking 

member for bringing this bill to the 

floor. 

In 2001, I sponsored the original resolution which created the ‘‘Hispanic 

Americans in Congress’’ book. And to 

some folks watching this debate, that 

may not be the most important bill we 

will debate in the next couple of days— 

or it may be, for that matter—but on 

the other hand, when you really think 

of the historic nature of this resolution 

and what happened in 2001, where this 

book became a very big item in libraries and communities throughout the 

Nation—in fact, Members of Congress 

received a lot of mail and phone calls 

at that time asking for copies, and of 

course it was a very limited amount. 

Now, this resolution would allow for 

a growth in that number, but most importantly, dealing with the world we 

deal in today, this resolution allows for 

a digital copy to be made available. 

Now, I don’t know the specific language of the bill, but I would imagine 

that any American then can take that 

digital copy and make their own copy, 

and so libraries and schools and individuals will be able to make that number grow. And it’s important to know 

why that is an important thing to do. 

‘‘Women in Congress,’’ ‘‘African 

Americans in Congress,’’ ‘‘Hispanics in 

Congress’’ was simply a way for people 

to say we have a lot of information 

about these particular communities in 

terms of what they’ve done in sports, 

in show business, in business, but 

there’s little information—very little— 

as to what has happened in Congress 

since the beginning of time of our Republic. So this book, when it first came 

out, was really something that incurred a lot of research and brought 

about a lot of discussion because people 

just did not know how long back there 

had been Hispanic Americans in Congress. 

Finally, with the growth of the 

Latino leadership community, with the 

fact that when this book first came 

out, to be honest, it was really a book 

about this side of the aisle, now the 

next book will be about a wide side of 

the aisle, both sides, because it has 

grown dramatically, and we suspect 

after the next election the number will 

even grow more dramatically. 

So I thank you both for bringing this 

resolution up. I hope all Members vote 

for it unanimously and we can get the 

book printed as soon as possible. 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. 

Speaker, I yield back the balance of 

my time. 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the 

balance of my time. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from California (Mr. 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN) that the House 

suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 132. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF 

FREDERICK DOUGLASS FOR 

PLACEMENT IN EMANCIPATION 

HALL 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 

the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6336) to 

direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting 

Frederick Douglass from the District 

of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor 

Center. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

H.R. 6336 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 

Representatives of the United States of America 

in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in Maryland in 

1818, escaped from slavery and became a 

leading writer, orator, and publisher, and 

one of the Nation’s most influential advocates for abolitionism, women’s suffrage, and 

the equality of all people. 

(2) The contributions of Frederick Douglass over many decades were crucial to the 

abolition of slavery, the passage of the 13th, 

14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, the support for 

women’s suffrage, and the advancement of 

African-Americans after the Civil War. 

(3) After living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Frederick Douglass resided for 25 years 

in Rochester, New York, where he published 

and edited ‘‘The North Star’’, the leading African-American newspaper in the United 

States, and other publications. 

(4) Self-educated, Frederick Douglass 

wrote several influential books, including 

his best-selling first autobiography, ‘‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an 

American Slave’’, published in 1845. 

(5) Frederick Douglass worked tirelessly 

for the emancipation of African-American 

slaves, was a pivotal figure in Underground 

Railroad activities, and was an inspiration 

to enslaved Americans who aspired to freedom. 

(6) As a well-known speaker in great demand, Frederick Douglass traveled widely, 

visiting countries such as England and Ireland, to spread the message of emancipation 

and equal rights. 

(7) Frederick Douglass was the only African-American to attend the Seneca Falls 

Convention, a women’s rights convention 

held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. 

(8) During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass recruited African-Americans to volunteer as soldiers for the Union Army, including 2 of his sons, who served nobly in the 

Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment. 

(9) In 1872, Frederick Douglass moved to 

Washington, DC, after a fire destroyed his 

home in Rochester, New York. 

(10) Frederick Douglass was appointed as a 

United States Marshal in 1877 and was named 

Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia in 1881. 

(11) Frederick Douglass became the first 

African-American to receive a vote for nomination as President of the United States at a 

major party convention for the 1888 Republican National Convention. 

(12) From 1889 to 1891, Frederick Douglass 

served as minister-resident and consul-general to the Republic of Haiti. 

(13) Frederick Douglass was recognized 

around the world as one of the most important political activists in the history of the 

United States. 

(14) Frederick Douglass died in 1895 in 

Washington, DC and is buried in Rochester, 

New York. 

(15) Frederick Douglass’s achievements and 

influence on the history of the United States 

merit recognition in the United States Capitol. 

SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF FREDERICK 

DOUGLASS FOR PLACEMENT IN 

EMANCIPATION HALL. 

(a) ACCEPTANCE.—Not later than 2 years 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Joint Committee on the Library shall accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions 

that the Joint Committee considers appropriate. 

(b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee 

shall place the statue accepted under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location 

in Emancipation Hall of the United States 

Capitol. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to 

accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass 

from the District of Columbia and to provide 

for the permanent display of the statue in 

Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol.’’. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 

California (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN) 

and the gentleman from Pennsylvania 

(Mr. BRADY) each will control 20 minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from California. 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 

consent that all Members may have 5 

legislative days to revise and extend 

their remarks. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from California? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 

time as I may consume. 

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 

of H.R. 6336, a bill that I had the privilege to introduce with my esteemed 

colleague, the representative from the 

District of Columbia (Ms. NORTON). 

This bill appropriately places a statue 

of Frederick Douglass into Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Congress. 

Frederick Douglass is a pivotal figure 

in American history who had an 

unyielding dedication to equal rights, 


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