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HCONRES 124 118th Congress House Congress Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes U.S. Capitol

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.

Introduced: August 2, 2024 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5946)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the Senate.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 16, 2024
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4993)
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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4993)
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Committee on House Administration discharged.
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Without objection, the Chair laid before the House H. Con. Res. 124.
Aug 2, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Aug 2, 2024
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on September 18, 2024, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.

This act requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of Congressional Gold Medals

  • to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician;
  • to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer;
  • in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and
  • in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s.
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