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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery…

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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.

Introduced: February 1, 2016 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 8, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 4, 2016
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S691)
Feb 4, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S691)
Feb 3, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 3, 2016
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H540)
Feb 3, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H540)
Feb 3, 2016
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H540)
Feb 3, 2016
Committee on House Administration discharged. (consideration: CR H540)
Feb 3, 2016
Committee on House Administration discharged.(consideration: CR H540)
Feb 3, 2016
Mrs. Miller (MI) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Feb 1, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 1, 2016
Introduced in House
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Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on February 24, 2016, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What's happening now February 8, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 109: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-109/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 109: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-109/.
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H. Con. Res. 109, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-109/.
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[H. Con. Res. 109: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-109/)
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