[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H3444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
 FOR AN EVENT TO AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL, COLLECTIVELY, TO 
                       THE MONTFORD POINT MARINES

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from 
further consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 128, and ask for 
its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 128

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR EVENT TO AWARD THE 
                   CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO THE MONTFORD POINT 
                   MARINES.

       (a) In General.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
     Center is authorized to be used on June 27, 2012, for an 
     event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to 
     the Montford Point Marines.
       (b) Implementation.--Physical preparations for the conduct 
     of the event shall be carried out in accordance with such 
     conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the 
     Capitol.

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my 
Resolution to allow the Ceremony honoring the Montford Point Marines to 
receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
  As you know, I was honored to have introduced the legislation that 
granted the Montford Point Marines a Congressional Gold Medal, the 
highest civilian honor that can be bestowed for an outstanding deed or 
act of service to the security, prosperity, and national interest of 
the United States.
  I was pleased to work with the General James F. Amos, the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, in support of this resolution.
  Years before Jackie Robinson, and decades before Rosa Parks and 
Martin Luther King, Jr., these heroes joined the Marines to defend 
their country and do their job.
  At the end of this month, over 500 Montford Point Marines will 
descend upon Washington and receive the honor that is due them. I am 
pleased to be able to make the Capitol available to them.
  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on House 
Concurrent Resolution 128.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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