[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     AUTHORIZING USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY TO PRESENT 
        CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table (S. Con. Res. 2) authorizing the use of Emancipation 
Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the 
Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, in 
recognition of its superior service during World War II, 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 
gentlewoman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                             S. Con. Res. 2

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY TO PRESENT 
                   CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO FIRST SPECIAL 
                   SERVICE FORCE.

       Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is 
     authorized to be used on February 3, 2015, for a ceremony to 
     present the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special 
     Service Force collectively, in recognition of its superior 
     service during World War II. 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.

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

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