To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol.

Bill: 112-hr-6336
Sponsor: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]
Introduced: 2012-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Joint Committee on the Library
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: 
Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.
 
Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

action_date: 2012-09-10
text: 
Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.
 
Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol. 

action_date: 2012-09-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
 
Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.
 
Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol. 

action_date: 2012-09-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
 
Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate.
 
Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Became Public Law No: 112-174.
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Became Public Law No: 112-174.
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-09-12
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6284-6285)
action_date: 2012-09-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6284-6285)
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5745)
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5745)
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6336.
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5745-5746)
action_date: 2012-09-10
text: Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-174