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Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.

Introduced: May 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to: (1) design an educational display to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center; and (2) place the display in an appropriate location in Emancipation Hall.

What's happening now May 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 15 Republican 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 13, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 13, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 13, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 13, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 13, 2009
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 13, 2009
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 13, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 13, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 13, 2009
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 13, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 13, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 13, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 13, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 13, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 13, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 13, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 13, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 13, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 13, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 13, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 13, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 125: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-125/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 125: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-125/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 125, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-125/.
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[H. Con. Res. 125: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-125/)
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