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H.R. 6336 · 112th Congress

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the…

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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol.

Law · 112-174 · Sep 20, 2012
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  1. House Introduced Aug 2, 2012
  2. House Passed Sep 10, 2012
  3. Senate Passed Sep 12, 2012
  4. President To the President Sep 14, 2012
  5. President Signed Sep 20, 2012
  6. Law Sep 20, 2012

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Sep 20, 2012

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.

Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol.

Latest action (Sep 20, 2012): Became Public Law No: 112-174.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 2, 2012

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  1. House Introduced Aug 2, 2012
  2. House Passed Sep 10, 2012
  3. Senate Passed Sep 12, 2012
  4. President To the President Sep 14, 2012
  5. President Signed Sep 20, 2012
  6. Law Sep 20, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.