Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 9, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseFeb 9, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 15, 2012
Summary
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Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil a marker acknowledging the role of slave labor in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 9, 2012Discharged Feb 9, 2012 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 15, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S802-803)
- Feb 9, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2012Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Feb 9, 2012Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Feb 9, 2012Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Feb 9, 2012Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H658-659)
- Feb 9, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H658-659)
- Feb 9, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 9, 2012Received in the Senate.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S802, S803 | Jeff Merkley D-OR | Feb 15, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H658Text printed H658 | Daniel E. Lungren R-CA | Feb 9, 2012 |
Research
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CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R42397 | The Capitol Visitor Center: History, Development, and Funding Archived | Report | Mar 8, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol.
Subjects
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Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 9, 2012Engrossed in House
- Feb 9, 2012Received in Senate
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