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HCONRES 57 116th Congress House

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: August 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 10, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 9, 2019
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5364)
Sep 9, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5364)
Aug 16, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 16, 2019
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7503)
Aug 16, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7503)
Aug 16, 2019
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7503)
Aug 16, 2019
Without objection, the Chair laid before the House H. Con. Res. 57.
Aug 16, 2019
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Aug 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 2019

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 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 10, 2019, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 57: 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-57/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 57: 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-57/.
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H. Con. Res. 57, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-57/.
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[H. Con. Res. 57: 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-57/)
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