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A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the…

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A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
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May 21, 2009
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Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), subject to the approval of the House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, to design, procure, and place in a prominent location in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center a marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5878)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 11, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 24: A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-24/
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"S. Con. Res. 24: A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-24/.
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S. Con. Res. 24, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-24/.
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[S. Con. Res. 24: A concurrent resolution to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-24/)
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