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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-854
NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER RECOGNITION ACT
JULY 23, 2018.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 6077]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6077) recognizing the National Comedy Center in James-
town, New York, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 6077 is to recognize the National Comedy
Center in Jamestown, New York.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The National Comedy Center in downtown Jamestown, New
York, is a nonprofit institution that tells the story of comedy in
America. Opening in August 2018, the Center is a live performance
space as well as an interactive museum. It is the first national-
scale, non-profit cultural institution with a visitor experience dedi-
cated to comedy. The museum is acquiring the personal archives of
prominent American comedians and will showcase more than 50
exhibits on the history of comedy from early vaudeville to today.1
Jamestown is the birthplace of comedienne Lucille Ball of the
critically acclaimed I Love Lucy television show. The National
Comedy Center hosts the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival each year.
The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum in Jamestown is also oper-
ated by the National Comedy Center.2
H.R. 6077 will officially designate the National Comedy Center
in Jamestown, New York, as the National Comedy Center. The
1 The Experience. National Comedy Center website. https://comedycenter.org/about/.
2 Homepage. Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum website. http://www.lucy-desi.com/.
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