,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bg1         
#bjah,ms4 ,jayapal 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4
 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1   
,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,cole1
 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4   
,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 and ,mr4 
,meeks7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the ,nordic  
,heritage ,museum in ,seattle1          
,washington1 as the ,national ,nordic   
,museum4  ,whereas the ,nordic ,heritage
 ,museum in ,seattle1 ,washington1 is   
the only museum in the ,united ,states  
dedicated to the history1 culture1 and  
art of the ,nordic nations2 ,whereas    
,nordic people have long contributed to 
the rich cultural heritage of the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,nordic   
,heritage ,museum serves as a unique and
 valuable resource locally and          

nationwide in expanding knowledge of    
,nordic heritage and its impact         
throughout the ,u4,s42 ,whereas ,nordic 
history1 art1 and culture will be even  
more vibrant and accessible when the    
,nordic ,heritage ,museum opens its new 
state-of-the-art museum in #bjah2       
,whereas the ,state of ,washington1     
,king ,county1 the ,nordic ,council     
7comprised of ,nordic nations71 the     
national museums of ,denmark1 ,finland1 
,iceland1 ,norway1 and ,sweden1 and many
 private individuals have partnered to  
provide funds and exhibits for the new  
,nordic ,heritage ,museum2 ,whereas the 
,nordic ,heritage ,museum is a          
significant resource in preserving and  
celebrating the immigrant ,nordic       
culture1 art1 and history2 ,whereas the 
,nordic ,heritage ,museum is the only   
museum in the ,u4,s4 that exists for the
 exclusive purpose of preserving1       
interpreting1 and providing education   
about ,nordic culture and heritage2     
,whereas the ,nordic ,heritage ,museum  

promotes valuable international         
relations with the ,nordic countries of 
,denmark1 ,finland1 ,iceland1 ,norway1  
and ,sweden2 and ,whereas it is         
appropriate to designate the ,nordic    
,heritage ,museum in ,seattle1          
,washington1 as the ,national ,nordic   
,museum3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives          
recognizes the ,nordic ,heritage ,museum
 of ,seattle1 ,washington1 as the       
,national ,nordic ,museum4