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Greater North Dakota Association Memorial Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree to honor the Greater North Dakota Association.

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George H.W. Bush Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree honoring the service of George H.W. Bush sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith.

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Fulbright 70th Anniversary Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree to honor the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program sponsored by Rep. French Hill.

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Friendship Between U.S.A. and France Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds tree to commemorate the longstanding friendship between the United States of America and France sponsored by Sen. Mary Landrieu.

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Forest Industry of Indiana Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree planted by Senator Richard G. Lugar to honor the Forest Industry of Indiana.

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District of Columbia Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree to honor the District of Columbia and Its Residents sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree to honor the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, and Representatives Michael Capuano, William Delahunt, Barney Frank, Stephen Lynch, Edward Markey, James McGovern, Richard Neal, John Olver, John

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Chaplain James Ford Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree in recognition of James David Ford, Chaplain Emeritus, sponsored by Speaker J. Dennis Hastert.

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U.S. Capitol Police Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds tree to commemorate the service of the United States Capitol Police sponsored by Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms.

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Blair Centennial Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds tree in commemoration of the centennial of Blair, Nebraska, sponsored by Representative Glenn Cunningham in 1969.

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Asian American Achievements Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree sponsored by Rep. Frank R. Wolf to honor contributions and achievements of Asian Americans to American Business, Culture and Society.

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Arbor Lodge Association of Nebraska City Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree sponsored by Senator Carl E. Curtis.

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200th Anniversary of Congress in Washington Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds tree sponsored by Rep. J. Dennis Hastert to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the 1st meeting of congress in Washington.

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100th Anniversary of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising Tree

| July 20, 2020

U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree sponsored by the 1916 Easter Rising Centennial Caucus to honor the 100th anniversary of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising.

The AOC team at the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA): Mike Miller, John McPhaul and Marvin Cortez.

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Beyond the Dome – A Visit to the American College of the Building Arts

By Kate Holder

| July 15, 2020

Last fall, hopes were raised for establishing a new, long-term source of skilled labor when AOC staff members spent a day touring the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina.

The finished SR-253 hearing room, with the ceiling and plaster reliefs repainted to appear like carved stone, which is truer to the architects' original intention.

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Before and After: Senate Hearing Room Renovation

By Elizabeth Yoder

| July 8, 2020

The Senate Office Buildings jurisdiction recently completed a project to restore the hearing room for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (SR-253) in the Russell Senate Office Building.