H.Con.Res.99 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol.

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John Lewis

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2/15/2012--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil a marker acknowledging the role of slave lab
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2/15/2012--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil a marker acknowledging the role of slave labor in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.

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