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HR 6336 112th Congress House Congress Art, artists, authorship Joint Committee on the Library Racial and ethnic relations U.S. Capitol U.S. history

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.

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-174.
Sep 20, 2012
Signed by President.
Sep 14, 2012
Presented to President.
Sep 13, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 12, 2012
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6284-6285)
Sep 12, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6284-6285)
Sep 11, 2012
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 10, 2012
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5745)
Sep 10, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5745)
Sep 10, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6336.
Sep 10, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5745-5746)
Sep 10, 2012
Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

What's happening now September 20, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-174.

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