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S. Con. Res. 49 112th Congress Senate

A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the…

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Official title: A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol.

Introduced: June 21, 2012 Introduced by: Charles E. Schumer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4423)
Jun 21, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4423)
Jun 21, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 21, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4423)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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: (1) the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol; and (2) all costs associated with the donation, including transportation of the statue to, and placement in, the Capitol, to be paid by the District.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-49/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-49/.
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S. Con. Res. 49, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-49/.
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[S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-49/)
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