IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 273 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of Recording 
Arts & Sciences. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. CLARKE, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CANNON, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. HODES, Mr. 
COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. LEE, Mr. FER-
GUSON, 
Mr. 
LOEBSACK, 
Mr. 
FEENEY, 
Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. 
OBEY, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. MACK, Ms. 
LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. TIM
MURPHY
of Pennsylvania, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. 
CUBIN, and Mr. PICKERING) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy 
of Recording Arts & Sciences. 
Whereas, in 1957, a group of visionary leaders gathered at 
the famed Brown Derby in Los Angeles to form The Na-
tional Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; 
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Whereas The Recording Academy soon created the GRAMMY 
Award which is the world’s most visible and prestigious 
award for music; 
Whereas the GRAMMY was created as a peer award, given 
by music makers, for music makers, to honor the highest 
quality recording music of the year without regard to 
sales or chart position; 
Whereas The Recording Academy expanded its mission be-
yond recognition of musical excellence to include 
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrich-
ment, advocacy, education, and human services programs; 
Whereas through its 12 chapters across America, The Re-
cording Academy serves more than 18,000 musicians, 
singers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and other 
music professionals; 
Whereas, in 1989, The Recording Academy created the 
GRAMMY Foundation to cultivate the understanding, 
appreciation, and advancement of the contribution of re-
corded music to American culture, from the artistic and 
technical legends of the past to the still unimagined mu-
sical breakthroughs of future generations of music pro-
fessionals; 
Whereas that same year, The Recording Academy created 
MusiCares, to provide a safety net of critical assistance 
for music people in times of need; 
Whereas the GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative, based in 
Washington, DC, works to advance the rights of the 
music community through advocacy, education, and dia-
logue; and 
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Whereas through this initiative, The Recording Academy has 
become a leading advocate for music makers: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress congratulates The Recording 
Academy during its 50th GRAMMY celebration for its im-
portant work in improving the environment for music and 
music makers. 
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