ms. meng, for her leadership in introducing h.r. 4028 this year. the international religious freedom act of 1998, which this bill modifies, guides u.s. policy in promoting freedom of religion around the world. among other aspects, that law requires the state department to report annually on violations of religious freedom abroad. by adding desecration of cemeteries to the examples of religious freedom violations listed in that act, h.r. 4028 says loudly and clearly that congress and the american people stand in staunch opposition to the deliberate desecration of religious burial grounds. in this way, the bill provides extra incentives for foreign governments to respect the rights of religious organizations regarding cemetery preservation. in addition to ms. meng, i also want to recognize the important contributions of the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, during the foreign affairs committee markup of this bill. their bipartisan efforts have led to the good bill before us today, mr. speaker

ms. meng: striving to break the glass ceiling -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. mrs. maloney: i grant additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 additional seconds. ms. meng: it hosting exhibits but a building complete with permanent access to resources would allow for further research and increased access for our citizens. this legislation allows for the creation of a commission to study the feasibility of creating a permanent museum and prohibits federal funds from being used for this project. i encourage my colleagues to support this long overdue legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. mrs. lummis: thank you, madam speaker. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the entlelady from wyoming reserves. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i yield a minute to the distinguished leader, do