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H.Con.Res. 53 · 116th Congress

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of…

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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.

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BWD Watson ColemanSponsor

No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced Jul 12, 2019
  2. House Passed Jul 25, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Jul 31, 2019

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Jul 31, 2019

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.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 12, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jul 12, 2019
  2. House Passed Jul 25, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Jul 31, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.