[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H815]
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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
    FOR AN EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF 
                           FREDERICK DOUGLASS

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of 
House Concurrent Resolution 102, 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:

                            H. Con. Res. 102

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR EVENT TO CELEBRATE 
                   200TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF FREDERICK 
                   DOUGLASS.

       (a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
     Visitor Center is authorized to be used on February 14, 2018, 
     for an event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth 
     of Frederick Douglass.
       (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 agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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