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HCONRES 53 116th Congress House Congress Commemorative events and holidays Racial and ethnic relations U.S. Capitol U.S. history

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.

Introduced: July 12, 2019 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 31, 2019
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5217)
Jul 31, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5217)
Jul 29, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Jul 25, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 2019
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7443)
Jul 25, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7443)
Jul 25, 2019
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7443)
Jul 25, 2019
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Jul 25, 2019
Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on September 9, 2019, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 53: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-53/
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"H. Con. Res. 53: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-53/.
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H. Con. Res. 53, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-53/.
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[H. Con. Res. 53: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-53/)
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