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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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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,711 Booker, Cory A. To amend the resolving clause to correct the date of the ceremony. Agreed to Oct 8, 2015
SAMDT 2,708 Booker, Cory A. To amend the resolving clause to correct the date of the ceremony. Pending —
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HCONRES 93 Related bill Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th annivers…
  • HCONRES 83 Related bill Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th annivers…
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2015
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 5, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 21: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-21/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 21: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-21/.
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S. Con. Res. 21, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-21/.
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[S. Con. Res. 21: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-21/)
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