IV 
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 ‘‘Na-
tional Museum of Civil Aviation’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. LAMPSON) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
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 Mu-
seum of Civil Aviation’’. 
Whereas civil aviation is one of the most important techno-
logical developments of the last 100 years; 
Whereas commercial airlines have brought people and cul-
tures 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; 
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•HRES 286 IH 
Whereas general aviation embodies a uniquely American free-
dom—the freedom to experience the world in 3 dimen-
sions, see the grandeur of our country from an unparal-
leled 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 Na-
tion’s last and best examples of art-deco airport architec-
ture 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 herit-
age: 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 procla-
mation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum 
as the ‘‘National Museum of Civil Aviation’’ and 
calling upon the people of the United States to rec-
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ognize the importance of all aspects of civil aviation 
to our Nation’s history and economy. 
Æ 
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