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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 `SIX TRIPLE EIGHT' CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021

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On 2025-04-07, Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI-1) delivered a floor speech titled "AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER FOR A CEREMONY TO PRESENT THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD " in the House.

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Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)] [House] [Page H1443] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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 Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 22, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Wisconsin? There was no objection. The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows: H. Con. Res. 22 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR A CEREMONY TO PRESENT THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS AWARDED UNDER THE `SIX TRIPLE EIGHT' CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021. (a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used on April 29, 2025, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the `Six Triple Eight' Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-97). (b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such 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: HCONRES22, HCONRES22

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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 `SIX TRIPLE EIGHT' CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021 Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)] [House] [Page H1443] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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 Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 22, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Wisconsin? There was no objection. The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows: H. Con. Res. 22 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR A CEREMONY TO PRESENT THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS AWARDED UNDER THE `SIX TRIPLE EIGHT' CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021. (a) Authorization.--Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used on April 29, 2025, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the `Six Triple Eight' Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-97). (b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such 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: HCONRES22, HCONRES22