HCONRES 124
118th Congress
House
Congress
Commemorative events and holidays
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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.
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Became law
Sep 11, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 10, 2024
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5946)
Sep 10, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 9, 2024
Received in the Senate.
Aug 16, 2024
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)
Aug 16, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Aug 16, 2024
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4993)
Aug 16, 2024
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Aug 16, 2024
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
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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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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