,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #defd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to        
redesignate the small triangular        
property located in ,washington1 ,,dc1  
and designated by the ,national ,park   
,service as reservation #cjb as ,robert 
,emmet ,park1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,robert ,emmet ,park ,act of    
#bjaf4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as
 follows3  7#a7 ,robert ,emmet was one  
of ,ireland's most prominent historical 
figures1 having led an effort to secure 
,irish independence in #ahjc4  7#b7     
,although ,emmet's efforts initially    
failed1 they succeeded in inspiring new 
generations of ,irish men and women to  
struggle for independence4  7#c7 ,for   
his efforts to gain ,irish independence1
 ,emmet was found guilty of treason and 
sentenced to death by hanging4  7#d7    
,robert ,emmet's ,speech from the ,dock 
motivated many of the efforts that led  

to an independent ,ireland following    
#aiaf's ,easter ,rising2 7,emmet        
famously said that ,to ,ireland ,i      
sacrificed every selfish1 every lasting 
sentiment 99 99 99 ,i wished to place   
her independence beyond the reach of any
 power of earth 99 99 99 to procure for 
my country the guarantee which          
,washington procured for ,america 99 99 
99 to exalt her to that proud station in
 the world474 ,emmet was strongly       
influenced by ,american democracy and   
the ,american ,revolution4  7#e7 ,emmet 
had family members similarly admiring of
 the ,united ,states and dedicated to   
the cause of ,irish independence1       
including his brother ,thomas ,addis    
,emmet who went on to become a prominent
 ,attorney ,general of ,new ,york4  7#f7
 ,emmet has been revered by generations 
of ,irish-,americans for his leadership1
 courage1 and sacrifice4  7#g7 ,fifty   
years ago on ,april #bb1 #aiff1 the     
,robert ,emmet ,statue was dedicated on 
a small parcel of ,national ,park       

,service land 7reservation #cjb7 at the 
corner of #bdth ,street ,,nw and        
,massachusetts ,avenue ,,nw in          
,washington1 ,,dc4  7#h7 ,robert        
,emmet's statue is the central feature  
of reservation #cjb4  7#i7 ,many leading
 ,members of ,congress1 including       
,speaker of the ,house ,john ,w4        
,mc,cormack and ,senators ,everett      
,dirksen and ,mike ,mansfield served on 
the ,robert ,emmet ,statue ,dedication  
,committee4  7#aj7 ,other members of    
that committee and participants in the  
dedication ceremony included ,secretary 
of the ,interior ,stewart ,udall1       
,representative ,michael ,kirwan1       
,ambassador of ,ireland ,william ,p4    
,fay1 and ,rector of ,st4 ,matthews     
,cathedral ,john ,k4 ,cartwright4  #c4  
,redesignation of ,robert ,emmet ,park  
7a7 ,redesignation ,the small triangular
 property designated by the ,national   
,park ,service as reservation #cjb1     
shall be known as ,robert ,emmet ,park4 
7b7 ,reference ,any reference in any    

law1 regulation1 document1 record1 map1 
paper1 or other record of the ,united   
,states to the property referred to in  
subsection 7a7 is deemed to be a        
reference to ,robert ,emmet ,park4  7c7 
,signage ,the ,secretary of the         
,interior may post signs on or near     
,robert ,emmet ,park that include one or
 more of the following3  7#a7           
,information on ,robert ,emmet1 his     
contribution to ,irish ,independence1   
and his respect for the ,united ,states 
and the ,american ,revolution4  7#b7    
,information on the history of the      
statue of ,robert ,emmet located in     
,robert ,emmet ,park4  ,passed the      
,house of ,representatives ,september   
#bb1 #bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4