[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 83

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification 
                         of the 13th Amendment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2015

  Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
Becerra, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New 
 York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
 Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Fudge, 
 Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. 
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Lawrence, 
   Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
 Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, 
  Mr. Meeks, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. 
 Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, 
 Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
Wilson of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Carson of 
Indiana, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Hoyer) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification 
                         of the 13th Amendment.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE 150TH 
              ANNIVERSARY OF RATIFICATION OF 13TH AMENDMENT.

    Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be 
used on December 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th 
anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, which abolished slavery in the 
United States. Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony 
shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the 
Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.
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