16118 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 25, 2000 Another treasure in jeopardy is the the stage of Coolidge Auditorium at the Li- There was no objection. archives of the National Public Radio. brary of Congress, describing the origins of jazz based on his personal experiences and NPR offers review and information f observations, 1938. about current events, as well as topical The Library of Congress/Fisk University discussions. Unfortunately, these Coahoma County (MS) Project—recordings TRUTH IN REGULATING ACT OF records are on tape which absorb mois- by Alan Lomax and John Work of the entire 2000 ture from the air. In order to save spectrum of African American music in the these historical sound documents for Mississippi Delta, 1941–42 (includes the two Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, our children, the tape must be baked following items). I move to suspend the rules and pass Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)— the bill (H.R. 4924) to establish a 3-year and recopied. Without this bill, these the original Delta field recordings by Alan historical broadcasts will be lost. pilot project for the General Account- Lomax in 1941–42 (?), when Muddy Waters ing Office to report to Congress on eco- Mr. Speaker, the Grammy bill ac- was a young man and before he went north complishes a crucial task; safeguarding to Chicago, electrified, and helped start the nomically significant rules of Federal precious historical commemorations modern Rhythm and Blues style. agencies, and for other purposes. for generations to come. We all con- Eddie ‘‘Son’’ House—Mississippi Delta field The Clerk read as follows: cede this protection is in place for our recordings of the legendary blues singer by H.R. 4924 Alan Lomax, 1941? revered paper documents, such as the ‘‘Bonaparte’s Retreat’’ played on fiddle by Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Declaration of Independence. It is time Bill Stepp of Salyersville, KY, 1937, recorded resentatives of the United States of America in to bestow that same honor and respect by Alan Lomax—the source of the famous Congress assembled, on their audio counterparts. ‘‘Hoedown’’ music by Aaron Copeland’s SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. I commend the sponsors for their Rodeo. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in leadership, and urge my colleagues to Willard Rhodes/Bureau of Indian Affairs Regulating Act of 2000’’. support H.R. 4846. Collection, the most comprehensive effort to SEC. 2. PURPOSES. Mr. Speaker, I include the following document American Indian music in the The purposes of this Act are to— post-WW2 period. for the RECORD. (1) increase the transparency of important American Dialect Society Collection— regulatory decisions; TREASURES FROM THE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE early documentation of American speech and (2) promote effective congressional over- CENTER dialect. sight to ensure that agency rules fulfill stat- Alan Lomax Michigan collection (1938?)— (From Peggy Bulger, Director of the utory requirements in an efficient, effective, includes both urban blues and various un- American Folklife Center) and fair manner; and usual ethnic traditions (Here’s an example of All in need of preservation. (3) increase the accountability of Congress a disc collection that, because of the par- I. WAX CYLINDER ERA (1890–1930S) and the agencies to the people they serve. ticular composition of the acetate discs, is 1890—First field recording of folk music flaking and falling apart as we speak). SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. and folklore, as Harvard’s Jesse Walter III. WIRE RECORDINGS (CA. 1947–65) In this Act, the term— Fewkes uses new Edison recording machine (1) ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given such IV. TAPE ERA (1947–PRESENT) to document songs and stories of Passama- term under section 3502(1) of title 44, United quoddy Indian Noel Joseph in Calais, Maine. Paul Bowles Moroccan Collection—60 to 70 States Code, except that such term shall not 1893—First recorded documentation of 7’’ tapes recorded by noted author/composer include an independent regulatory agency, as world music (I think), including Kwakiutl. Paul Bowles with the assistance of the Li- that term is defined in section 3502(5) of such Fijian Samoan Wallis Island, Javanese, and brary of Congress, surveying the music of title; Turkish/Arabic music, made by Benjamin Morocco. (2) ‘‘economically significant rule’’ means Ives Gilman in various pavilions at the Co- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- any proposed or final rule, including an in- lumbian Exposition in Chicago. self such time as I may consume. terim or direct final rule, that may have an 1895—Pioneering woman ethnographer Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 Alice Fletcher teams up with her Omaha stu- gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. or more or adversely affect in a material way dent, Francis LaFlasche, to record a com- MCCARTHY), for her leadership and sup- the economy, a sector of the economy, pro- prehensive sampling of Omaha Indian music ductivity, competition, jobs, the environ- (this may also be the first recording under port of this effort. She has been very much involved in bringing the bill to ment, public health or safety, or State, local, Bureau of American Ethnology auspices). or tribal governments or communities, or for 1895?—Bureau of American Ethnology be- this point, and I certainly appreciate which an agency has prepared an initial or gins a half century of recorded documenta- her support on the floor. final regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant tion of American Indian music and culture. Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- to section 603 or 604 of title 5, United States 1907–41—Frances Densmore’s 2000+lifetime quests for time, and I yield back the Code; and recordings of American Indian music. balance of my time. (3) ‘‘independent evaluation’’ means a sub- 1906–08—Percy Grainger’s recordings of Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back stantive evaluation of the agency’s data, English folksongs, including legendary methodology, and assumptions used in devel- English folksinger Joseph Taylor from Lin- the balance of my time. oping the economically significant rule, in- colnshire (Note: The Center’s recordings The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. cluding— were copied onto disc from the original cyl- SUNUNU). The question is on the mo- (A) an explanation of how any strengths or inders when Grainger brought the cylinders tion offered by the gentleman from weaknesses in those data, methodology, and into the Library in a sack—an early preser- Ohio (Mr. NEY) that the House suspend assumptions support or detract from conclu- vation effort). the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4846, as sions reached by the agency; and 1906–10—First cowboy songs recorded by amended. John Lomax, including (??) ‘‘Home on the (B) the implications, if any, of those The question was taken; and (two- strengths or weaknesses for the rulemaking. Range’’. thirds having voted in favor thereof) 1929–35—James Madison Carpenter’s re- SEC. 4. PILOT PROJECT FOR REPORT ON RULES. cordings of Scottish ballad singer Belle Dun- the rules were suspended and the bill, (a) IN GENERAL.— can. as amended, was passed. (1) REQUEST FOR REVIEW.—When an agency II. DISC ERA (1930S–1940S) A motion to reconsider was laid on publishes an economically significant rule, a Woody Guthrie’s repertory, recorded by the table. chairman or ranking member of a committee Alan Lomax, 193—. f of jurisdiction of either House of Congress may request the Comptroller General of the Leadbelly’s repertory, recorded by John GENERAL LEAVE and Alan Lomax, 193—. United States to review the rule. Leadbelly’s ‘‘Goodnight Irene’’ (or did he Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- (2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General record this commercially first?). mous consent that all Members may shall submit a report on each economically ‘‘Rock Island Line,’’ sung by Black pris- have 5 legislative days within which to significant rule selected under paragraph (4) to the committees of jurisdiction in each oners in Cummins State Farm, Arkansas, re- revise and extend their remarks and in- corded by John Lomax (accompanied by House of Congress not later than 180 cal- Leadbelly). clude extraneous material on H.R. 4846. endar days after a committee request is re- ‘‘Rock Island Line’’ recorded by Leadbelly. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ceived, or in the case of a committee request The legendary interviews of Ferdinand objection to the request of the gen- for review of a notice of proposed rule- ‘‘Jelly Roll’’ Morton with Alan Lomax on tleman from Ohio? making or an interim final rulemaking, by

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