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HCONRES62Passed House

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

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-18
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HCONRES
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Type

Sponsor

Robert J. Wittman
Robert J. Wittman
Republican · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (592 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000804

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

2025-12-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on House AdministrationDischarged From · 2025-11-20

Previously

  • House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-11-18

Plain-English Summary

Congress is allowing a specific event to be held in Emancipation Hall, a room in the Capitol Visitor Center, where a statue of Barbara Rose Johns will be unveiled to the public. Barbara Rose Johns was a civil rights activist who led a student strike against segregated schools in Virginia in 1951. This authorization permits the Capitol to host this commemorative event honoring her contributions to the civil rights movement.

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