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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 21, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2827)
May 21, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2827)
May 21, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 16.
May 21, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2827-2828)
May 21, 2013
Mrs. Miller (MI) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 20, 2013
Held at the desk.
May 20, 2013
Received in the House.
May 20, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 16, 2013
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3585; text as passed Senate: CR S3584)
May 16, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3585; text as passed Senate: CR S3584)
May 16, 2013
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.)

Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on June 19, 2013, to unveil a statue of Frederick Douglass.

What's happening now May 21, 2013

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 16, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SCONRES-16/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SCONRES-16/.
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S. Con. Res. 16, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SCONRES-16/.
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[S. Con. Res. 16: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SCONRES-16/)
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