[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1825]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 99, which was received 
from the House and is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). The clerk will report the 
concurrent resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99) authorizing the 
     use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role 
     that slave labor played in the construction of the United 
     States Capitol.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the preamble 
be agreed to, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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