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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns.

Agreed to December 4, 2025

Introduced Nov 18, 2025

Latest action (Dec 4, 2025) Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Committee on House Administration
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Legislative subjects (4)
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Summary

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 16, 2025, for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns. Physical preparations for the event will be carried out according to conditions prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (12)
  1. Dec 4, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  2. Dec 4, 2025 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8517) · senate
  3. Dec 4, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Dec 1, 2025 Received in the Senate. · senate
  5. Nov 20, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  6. Nov 20, 2025 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4851) · house
  7. Nov 20, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4851)
  8. Nov 20, 2025 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4851) · house
  9. Nov 20, 2025 Committee on House Administration discharged. · house
  10. Nov 20, 2025 Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. · house
  11. Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  12. Nov 18, 2025 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 3 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 3 subjects)
  • HR 212 — Capitol Remembrance Act (shares 3 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)
  • HCONRES 109 — Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 729 — A resolution recognizing and honoring Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery, for their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 720 — A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 3705 — 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.

  • 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 73%
  • 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 73%
  • 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 68%
  • HCONRES 24 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. · Passed Senate Jun 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HCONRES 39 — 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. · Passed Senate Jul 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HCONRES 109 — Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. · Passed Senate Jun 18, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%

Text versions (4)
  • Received in Senate · Dec 1, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Nov 20, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

Concurrent Resolution

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

SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR UNVEILING OF BARBARA ROSE JOHNS STATUE.

(a) Authorization.—Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used for an event on December 16, 2025, for an event to unveil the statue of Barbara Rose Johns.

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

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

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