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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 992 

To establish the James Madison Memorial Commission to develop a plan 

of action for the establishment and maintenance of a James Madison 

memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2009 

Mr. HILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the James Madison Memorial Commission to 

develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a James Madison memorial in Washington, 

DC, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘James Madison Memo5 rial Commission Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) President James Madison is often referred 

2 to as ‘‘Father of the Constitution’’ for his influence 

3 on the Nation’s fundamental laws. 

4 (2) At age 29, James Madison was the young5 est delegate at the Continental Congress. 

6 (3) In Congress, Representative James Madison 

7 drafted the legislation to enact the Bill of Rights. 

8 (4) President James Madison declared war on 

9 Great Britain, igniting the War of 1812. 

10 (5) President James Madison approved the 

11 Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812. 

12 (6) President James Madison was the first 

13 United States Congressman to become President. 

14 (7) President James Madison signed a congres15 sional resolution admitting Louisiana to the Union 

16 as the eighteenth State on April 30, 1812. 

17 (8) President James Madison signed a congres18 sional resolution admitting Indiana to the Union as 

19 the nineteenth State on December 11, 1816. 

20 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the James 

22 Madison Memorial Commission (hereafter in this Act re23 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) to plan for the design and 

24 construction of a memorial in Washington, DC to be a 

25 tribute to the many accomplishments of James Madison. 


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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of 

2 23 members appointed not later than 6 months after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act as follows: 

4 (1) The President shall appoint 7 voting mem5 bers. 

6 (2) The Speaker of the House of Representa7 tives, the minority leader of the House of Represent8 atives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the mi9 nority leader of the Senate shall each appoint 3 vot10 ing members. 

11 (3) In addition to the members appointed under 

12 paragraph (2), the Speaker of the House of Rep13 resentatives, the minority leader of the House of 

14 Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, 

15 and the minority leader of the Senate shall each ap16 point 1 nonvoting member. 

17 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 

18 shall be chosen from among individuals, or representatives 

19 of institutions or entities, who possess either— 

20 (1) a demonstrated commitment to the re21 search, study, or promotion of the work and life of 

22 former President James Madison or Presidential his23 tory in general, and— 

24 (A) expertise in museum administration; 


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1 (B) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit 

2 or cultural institutions; 

3 (C) experience in the study and teaching of 

4 Presidential history at the post-secondary level; 

5 or 

6 (D) extensive experience in public or elect7 ed service; or 

8 (2) experience in the administration of, or the 

9 planning for the establishment of, museums devoted 

10 to the study and promotion of the history of Govern11 ment. 

12 SEC. 4. REPORT; TERMINATION. 

13 (a) DEADLINE.—Not later than 24 months after the 

14 date of the Commission’s first meeting, the Commission 

15 shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a report con16 taining a plan for the design and construction of a memo17 rial in Washington, DC to be a tribute to the many accom18 plishments of James Madison. 

19 (b) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

20 not later than 30 days after submitting the report pursu21 ant to subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary of the Interior such funds as are necessary to car4 rying out the activities of the Commission. 

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