[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   AUTHORIZING USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY HONORING NELSON 
                                MANDELA

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of 
House Concurrent Resolution 43, and ask for its immediate consideration 
in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Webster). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Mississippi?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 43

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY HONORING 
                   NELSON MANDELA.

       Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is 
     authorized to be used on July 18, 2013, for a ceremony 
     honoring the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela on the 
     occasion of the 95th anniversary of his birth. Physical 
     preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in 
     accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the 
     Capitol may prescribe.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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