[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15651]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 21--AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION 
 HALL IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER FOR A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE 
      150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT

  Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Rules and Administration:

                            S. Con. Res. 21

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY TO 
                   COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT.

       (a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
     Visitor Center is authorized to be used on July 8, 2015, for 
     a ceremony to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the 
     ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States, which abolished slavery in the United States.
       (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.
  

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