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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act.

Agreed to July 23, 2025

Introduced Jun 20, 2025

Latest action (Jul 29, 2025) Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Referred to
Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Congress
Legislative subjects (4)
Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesMilitary historyU.S. Capitol

Summary

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on September 3, 2025, for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act. Physical preparations for the ceremony must be carried out according to conditions prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (12)
  1. Jul 29, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  2. Jul 23, 2025 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4685) · senate
  3. Jul 23, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Jun 27, 2025 Received in the Senate. · senate
  5. Jun 26, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  6. Jun 26, 2025 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2995) · house
  7. Jun 26, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2995)
  8. Jun 26, 2025 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2995) · house
  9. Jun 26, 2025 Committee on House Administration discharged. · house
  10. Jun 26, 2025 Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. · house
  11. Jun 20, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  12. Jun 20, 2025 Submitted in House

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  • 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. (shares 4 subjects)
  • SRES 544 — A resolution designating December 13, 2025, as "National Wreaths Across America Day". (shares 3 subjects)
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  • SRES 830 — A resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program. (shares 2 subjects)
  • SCONRES 37 — A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham. (shares 2 subjects)
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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.

  • 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 90%
  • 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 68%
  • HR 4885 — The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865 · Introduced Aug 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • 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 65%
  • HCONRES 62 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns. · Passed Senate Dec 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 821 — Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 61%

Text versions (4)
  • Received in Senate · Jun 27, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 26, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Jun 20, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

Concurrent Resolution

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

SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR CEREMONY TO PRESENT CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS AWARDED UNDER HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT.

(a) Authorization.—Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used on September 3, 2025, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act (Public Law 117-38).

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

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

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