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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

Introduced: October 5, 2015 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 13, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 8, 2015
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7281)
Oct 8, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7281)
Oct 8, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7280-7281)
Oct 8, 2015
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7125)
Oct 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.

What's happening now October 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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