A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.
Latest action · May 21, 2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2013
- Agreed to in SenateMay 16, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseMay 21, 2013
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on June 19, 2013, to unveil a statue of Frederick Douglass.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 16, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 16, 2013 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2013Mrs. Miller (MI) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- May 21, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2827-2828)
- May 21, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 16.
- May 21, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2827)
- May 21, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 20, 2013Received in the House.
- May 20, 2013Held at the desk.
- May 16, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 16, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3585; text as passed Senate: CR S3584)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E741, E750 | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 23, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2827, H2828Text printed H2827 | Candice S. Miller R-MI, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | May 21, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3585Text printed S3584 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 16, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
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 |
| R42812 | National Statuary Hall Collection: Background and Legislative Options | Report | Dec 22, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 16, 2013Agreed to Senate
- May 16, 2013Engrossed in Senate
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