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S 1679 110th Congress Senate Congress Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Commemorations Names Tourism

A bill to provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2007
Held at the desk.
Dec 4, 2007
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 15, 2007
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14568)
Nov 15, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S14568)
Nov 15, 2007
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14568)
Nov 15, 2007
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14568)
Jun 21, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center as Emancipation Hall.

What's happening now December 4, 2007

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3315 Identical bill To provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 14, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1679: A bill to provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1679/
MLA
"S. 1679: A bill to provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1679/.
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S. 1679, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1679/.
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