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Union Calendar No. 249 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2070 

[Report No. 112–368] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World 

War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an 

inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed 

with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 1, 2011 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 18, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PLATTS, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 

KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. KELLY, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 

ROE of Tennessee, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. AUSTRIA, Ms. 

KAPTUR, Mr. WEST, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. 

PITTS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 

FLORES, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 

Mr. KLINE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 

GUINTA, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. FORBES, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

WITTMAN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. JONES, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. 

HARTZLER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HUIZENGA

of Michigan, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HECK, and Mr. HARPER

JANUARY 18, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 1, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the 

area of the World War II Memorial in the District of 

Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the 

words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with 

the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘World War II Memorial 

5 Prayer Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE OR INSCRIPTION AT 

7 WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL. 

8 The Secretary of the Interior— 

9 (1) shall install in the area of the World War II 

10 Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable 

11 plaque or an inscription with the words that Presi12 dent Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the Nation 

13 on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day; 

14 (2) shall design, procure, prepare, and install the 

15 plaque or inscription referred to in paragraph (1); 

16 and 

17 (3) may not use Federal funds to prepare or in18 stall the plaque or inscription referred to in para19 graph (1), but may accept and expend private con20 tributions for this purpose. 

21 SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT. 

22 Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, (commonly 

23 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’) shall not apply 

24 to this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 249 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2070 

[Report No. 112–368] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in 

1944, the morning of D-Day. D. Roosevelt prayed with the Nation on June 6, scription with the words that President Franklin District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inthe area of the World War II Memorial in the 

JANUARY 18, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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