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Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Introduced Jun 9, 2026

Latest action (Jun 18, 2026) Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Referred to
Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Congress
Legislative subjects (3)
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsU.S. CapitolU.S. history

Summary
  • Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on June 24, 2026
  • For a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
  • Requires physical preparations to be carried out in accordance with conditions prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Maria Elvira Salazar’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • LEON MEDICAL CENTERS $31,700
  • TECNOGLAS $19,800
  • KASEYA $15,950
  • NULL $15,227
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Maria Elvira Salazar → · Outside spending →

Actions (12)
  1. Jun 18, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  2. Jun 16, 2026 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2816) · senate
  3. Jun 16, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Jun 11, 2026 Received in the Senate. · senate
  5. Jun 11, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  6. Jun 11, 2026 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4099-4100) · house
  7. Jun 11, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4099-4100)
  8. Jun 11, 2026 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4099-4100) · house
  9. Jun 11, 2026 Committee on House Administration discharged. · house
  10. Jun 11, 2026 Mrs. Bice asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. · house
  11. Jun 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  12. Jun 9, 2026 Submitted in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • SCONRES 29 — A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 3705 — Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1834 — To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HCONRES 62 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6243 — Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HRES 137 — Resolution designating the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319 in the United States Capitol) as the 'Frederick Douglass Press Gallery’ (shares 2 subjects)
  • HCONRES 24 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 469 — Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 6243 — Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act · Introduced Nov 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • S 3705 — Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act · Became Law Feb 18, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HCONRES 17 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. · Passed Senate Mar 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HCONRES 72 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. · Passed Senate Mar 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HCONRES 16 — Providing for a joint session of the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence. · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HCONRES 22 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021. · Passed Senate Apr 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%

Text versions (4)
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 11, 2026
  • Received in Senate · Jun 11, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Jun 9, 2026
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

use of emancipation hall for a ceremony to dedicate the semiquincentennial time capsule in honor of america’s 250th anniversary

Section 1.

(a) Authorization.—Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used on June 24, 2026, for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

(b) Preparations.—Physical preparations for the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2026.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. CON. RES. 109

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

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