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Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement for certain displays on Mount Rushmore National Memorial relating to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the period beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020.

S.J. Res. 74 · 116th Congress · Aug 6, 2020 · Lineage

JOINT RESOLUTION

That Congress—
(1)
requests the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement to commemorate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States entitled “LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore” with a display of historical artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated historical audio and imagery in and around the vicinity of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, including projected onto the surface of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to the left and right of the sculpture for 14 nights of public display during the period beginning on August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020;
(2)
encourages the Secretary of the Interior, in planning the event requested to be authorized under paragraph (1), to consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or a designee of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding precautions for events and large gatherings to limit the spread of COVID–19, including—
(A)
clearly communicating the precautions in place to the public through signage;
(B)
facilitating social distancing; and
(C)
promoting safe hygiene practices for staff and visitors;
(3)
requires the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the event requested to be authorized under paragraph (1), to adhere to, to the maximum extent practicable, any precautions recommended in the publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled “Considerations for Events and Gatherings” during that event; and
(4)
respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to—
(A)
the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B)
the Lincoln Borglum Museum at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.