111th Congress > House > Vote 476

Date: July 07, 2009

Result: 399-1 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 478

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: LEWIS, John R. (D-GA)

Bill number: HCONRES135

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, to design, procure, and place in a prominent location in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center a marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the U.S. Capitol.

Bill titles: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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