    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    FIRST AFRICAN SLAVES ARRIVAL--400TH ANNIVERSARY <> COMMEMORATION--EMANCIPATION HALL AUTHORIZATION

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

    SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR EVENT COMMEMORATING 400TH
    ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL OF FIRST AFRICAN SLAVES.

    Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be
    used on September 9, 2019, for an event to commemorate the 400th
    anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory
    that would become the United States. Physical preparations for the
    ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the
    Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

    Agreed to July 31, 2019.