[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S802-S803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of H. Con.

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Res. 99, which was received from the House and is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). The clerk will report the 
concurrent resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99) authorizing the 
     use of the Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center 
     for a ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the 
     role that slave labor played in the construction of the 
     United States Capitol.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the preamble 
be agreed to, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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