[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H8168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    AUTHORIZING USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR UNVEILING OF AMERICAN 
           PRISONERS OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION CHAIR OF HONOR

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 26) authorizing 
the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the 
unveiling of the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) 
Chair of Honor, 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 Mississippi?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 26

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR UNVEILING OF AMERICAN 
                   PRISONERS OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION (POW/MIA) 
                   CHAIR OF HONOR.

       (a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
     Visitor Center is authorized to be used for an event on 
     November 8, 2017, to unveil the American Prisoners of War/
     Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor.
       (b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the conduct of 
     the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out 
     in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by 
     the Architect of the Capitol.

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

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