36 U.S.C. § 220302 — Purposes

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 148 words · no verdicts yet

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The Society exists to help Americans understand the history and meaning of the U.S. Capitol. It researches and shares Congress and Capitol history, fosters patriotism, and works with congressional committees and federal agencies to carry out its work.

The purposes of the corporation are— (1) to build, as fully and thoughtfully as possible, Americans' understanding of the founding, growth, and meaning of the U.S. Capitol as a symbol of representative government; (2) to research the history of Congress and the Capitol, and to promote discussion, publication, and sharing of that research; (3) to build informed patriotism among citizens studying this living memorial to the nation's founders and the principles carried on by their successors; and (4) to work with the standing committees of Congress, the Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant executive-branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out the corporation's purposes.

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The purposes of the corporation are—

(1)

to encourage in the most comprehensive and enlightened manner an understanding by the American people of the founding, growth, and significance of the Capitol of the United States as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government;

(2)

to undertake research into the history of the Congress and the Capitol and to promote discussion, publication, and dissemination of the results of this research;

(3)

to foster and increase an informed patriotism among the citizens in the study of this living memorial to the founders of this Nation and the continuing thread of principles as exemplified by their successors; and

(4)

to cooperate with the standing committees of Congress, the Library of Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and relevant departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the United States Government in carrying out the purposes of the corporation.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1463.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1463

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