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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119th
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2025-11-18
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Robert J. Wittman
Robert J. Wittman
Republican · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (636 recorded votes)

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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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