{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2004-12-08-pt1-PgS12020-5", "2004-12-08", 108, 2, null, null, "AMERICAN BALD EAGLE RECOVERY AND NATIONAL EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT", "SENATE", "SENATE", "ALLOTHER", "S12020", "S12021", "[{\"name\": \"William H. Frist\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Lamar Alexander\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"108\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4116\"}, {\"congress\": \"108\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4116\"}]", "150 Cong. Rec. S12020", "Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S12020-S12021]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nAMERICAN BALD EAGLE RECOVERY AND NATIONAL EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT\n\n  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the\nimmediate consideration of H.R. 4116, which is at the desk.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.\n  The legislative clerk read as follows:\n\n       A bill (H.R. 4116) to require the Secretary of the Treasury\n     to mint coins celebrating the recovery and restoration of the\n     American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United\n     States, to America's lands, waterways, and skies and the\n     great importance of the designation of the American bald\n     eagle as an ``endangered'' species under the Endangered\n     Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.\n\n  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.\n  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I do want to say a word about H.R. 4116, a\nbill requiring the U.S. Mint to produce coins celebrating the recovery\nand restoration of America's greatest symbol; that is, the American\nbald eagle. The proceeds from these coin sales will be used to\nestablish the American Eagle Fund, which is a special endowment to\nassure the ongoing care and protection of this symbol of our freedom.\n  As many of our colleagues know, in 1782 our Nation's Founding Fathers\nestablished the bald eagle as the national emblem of the United States.\nSince that point in time, the bald eagle has represented the spirit of\nAmerica: our liberty, our freedom, our democracy, and our strength.\n  I mention consideration of this bill in part to give tribute to the\nextraordinary dedication and work of Al Cecere, who is president of the\nAmerican Eagle Foundation, and his colleagues. The foundation is\nlocated in Pigeon Forge, TN. It is a remarkable foundation that cares\nfor and studies and shares with the public several nonreleasable eagles\nat Dollywood's Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, which is a very large aviary\nthere.\n  Many Americans have seen this specific symbol as they watched the\nFoundation's most famous member, a beautiful bald eagle called\nChallenger, a truly majestic bird, because it makes regular appearances\nall over this country, at the U.S. Capitol and most of the major\nsporting events and other large indoor and outdoor gatherings\nthroughout this country, all of which are celebrating the various\naspects of American life.\n  I want to pay tribute to my colleague, Tennessee Senator Lamar\nAlexander, for his dedicated and diligent work of signing up 70 of our\ncolleagues in support of the bill, and Senator Landrieu for being an\noriginal cosponsor of the Senate bill. I want to thank our House\ncolleague, Bill Jenkins, for his extraordinary leadership on the issue.\nHe took the lead there in signing up over 300 House cosponsors of the\nbill, assisted by several of his House colleagues, most particularly\nCongressman Harold Ford.\n  Again, a majestic bird, a majestic symbol of so much of what we do on\nthe floor of the Senate, was honored through this bill, the American\nBald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Recovery\nAct.\n  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I rise today to commend and thank my\ncolleagues in the Congress for considering H.R. 4116, the American Bald\nEagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act. I was proud\nto sponsor the companion bill in the Senate.\n  The act authorizes the U.S. Mint to issue commemorative coins\n``celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle,\nthe national symbol of the United States, to America's lands,\nwaterways, and skies'' in 2008. The proceeds from these coins, which\nare expected to exceed $1 million, will go to the American Eagle\nFoundation of Pigeon Forge, TN. The foundation intends to use these\nfunds for a national competitive grant program to support eagle\nrecovery, education, and other related conservation efforts.\n  The American bald eagle is not just another bird. It is one of the\nmost recognized symbols of our Nation. Since the Second Continental\nCongress selected the bald eagle as our national emblem in 1782, the\nimage of the bald eagle has come to represent two core\n\n[[Page S12021]]\n\nvalues for all Americans: freedom and democracy.\n  Like the bald eagle, the American Eagle Foundation is not just a\nTennessee treasure, but a national one. The work done by the American\nEagle Foundation has been critical to helping bring the American bald\neagle back from the brink of extinction. The bald eagle now soars above\nevery State except Hawaii. With the continued success of programs and\nefforts of the American Eagle Foundation and other groups, the American\nbald eagle may soon be ``de-listed'' from the Endangered Species Act.\n  Senator Landrieu and I have worked hard to pass this bill in the\nSenate, and Tennessee Congressmen Bill Jenkins and Harold Ford led the\nbipartisan effort in the House of Representatives. Al Cecere, President\nof the American Eagle Foundation, worked tirelessly to assemble a\nnational coalition of eagle supporters, and his face has been a welcome\nsight in the halls of Congress over the last year.\n  Al was regularly accompanied by Challenger, a 16-year-old American\nbald eagle that has brought this campaign to life. Many Americans have\nseen Challenger perform, flying into the World Series, professional and\ncollege football games, and other events. Now many Congressmen and\nSenators have met Challenger, too.\n  We should all be proud to have taken this step, today, to commemorate\nand support our national symbol, the American bald eagle.\n  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time\nand passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that\nany statements be printed in the Record.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.\n  The bill (H.R. 4116) was read the third time and passed.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2004-12-08-pt1-PgS12020-5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 162.24160511046648, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}