ALLOWING EMANCIPATION HALL TO BE USED FOR A CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026

On 2026-06-11, Representative Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5) delivered a floor speech titled "ALLOWING EMANCIPATION HALL TO BE USED FOR A CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE ON WE" in the House.

ALLOWING EMANCIPATION HALL TO BE USED FOR A CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 99 (Thursday, June 11, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 99 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)] [House] [Pages H4099-H4100] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ALLOWING EMANCIPATION HALL TO BE USED FOR A CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 Mrs. BICE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109) allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Crank). Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Oklahoma? There was no objection. The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows: H. Con. Res. 109 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 [[Page H4100]] conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe. The concurrent resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HCONRES109, HCONRES109