Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862.

3.0.0 617 2021-04-19T17:27:24Z 2021-04-19T17:27:24Z House H HRES 2012-04-16 112 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-04-16T18:01:15Z 2012-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-04-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E527) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays District of Columbia Intergovernmental relations Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations U.S. history Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

00 2012-04-16 Introduced in House 2012-04-27T21:25:32Z Recognizes District of Columbia Emancipation Day, the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in the District of Columbia, and the aspirations of citizens of the District of Columbia for the same rights and freedoms afforded to all U.S. citizens.

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Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862. Display Title Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862. Official Title as Introduced Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862. Introduced in House 2012-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres617ih/xml/BILLS-112hres617ih.xml 2012-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.