Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.
Latest action · Jul 31, 2019 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseJul 25, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateJul 31, 2019
Summary
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on September 9, 2019, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.
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 Jul 12, 2019Discharged Jul 25, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5217)
- Jul 31, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 29, 2019Received in the Senate.
- Jul 25, 2019Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Jul 25, 2019Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Jul 25, 2019Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7443)
- Jul 25, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7443)
- Jul 25, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 S5217 | John Cornyn R-TX | Jul 31, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7443Text printed H7443 | Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Jul 25, 2019 |
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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 57 | Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States. | Related bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 29, 2019Received in Senate
- Jul 25, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jul 12, 2019Introduced in House
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