[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15985-15986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  AUTHORIZING USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules 
and Administration Committee be discharged from further consideration 
of S. Con. Res. 21 and the Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.

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  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Booker 
amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that the concurrent 
resolution, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2711) was agreed to, as follows:

  (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause to correct the date of the 
                               ceremony)

       On page 1, lines 8 and 9, strike ``July 8'' and insert 
     ``December 8''.

  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21), as amended, was agreed 
to.
  The concurrent resolution, as amended, reads as follows:

                            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 December 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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