2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 12-001
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Spence and Williams S., Aguilar, Roberts, Schwartz,
       White, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman, Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham,
       Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King
       S., Lambert, Lundberg, Mitchell, Morse, Neville, Newell, Nicholson,
       Renfroe, Scheffel, Steadman, Tochtrop, Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Todd and Conti, Acree, Hullinghorst,
       Labuda, Ryden, Schafer S., Solano, Williams A., Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Beezley, Bradford, Casso, Court, DelGrosso, Duran,
       Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Hamner, Holbert, Jones, Joshi,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann,
       McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola,
       Ramirez, Scott, Singer, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swerdfeger, Szabo,
       Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Wilson, Young, McNulty.
       
       
          MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE
       ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY
       MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
       
       
          WHEREAS, In 1987, Congress declared March to be "Women's
       History Month" to acknowledge the important role women have played
       in shaping America; and
       
          WHEREAS, Although women constitute a majority of the nation's
       population, their achievements and contributions are under-represented
       in museums and memorials; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 1999, the President's Commission on the Celebration
       of Women in American History called for a women's history museum to
       be established on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.; and
       
          WHEREAS, The National Women's History Museum (NWHM),
       founded in 1996, is a nonpartisan, non-profit, educational institution
       dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic
       contributions of women, and integrating the heritage of women fully into
       this nation's history; and
       
          WHEREAS, After searching for a site on or close to the National Mall
       and in close proximity to the White House and United States Capitol
       Building, the NWHM has identified federally owned property for sale in
       that area; and
       
          WHEREAS, Legislation is currently pending in Congress seeking
       authorization for the NWHM to be able to purchase this property at fair
       market value with privately raised funds; no federal funds are being
       requested for the purchase of this land; and
       
          WHEREAS, The NWHM will showcase the full history of women in
       the United States and the contributions they have made and continue to
       make in the marketplace, arts and sciences, government, entertainment,
       education, home, and community; and
       
          WHEREAS, A coalition of 43 women's organizations representing 8
       million women, which coalition includes the National Foundation for
       Women Legislators, supports the efforts of the NWHM to establish a
       permanent museum near the National Mall, the most prominent location
       for museums to be situated in the nation's capital; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That the state of Colorado asks the esteemed members of Colorado's
       Congressional delegation to support the NWHM's efforts to secure a
       permanent home in the nation's capital for a museum that will highlight
       the important role women have played in shaping this great nation.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Memorial be sent to
       the members of Colorado's Congressional delegation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES