H.Con.Res. 83House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor.

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The concurrent resolution permits Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center to be used on November 8, 2017 for a ceremony unveiling the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor. It applies to that specific event and directs that any setup follow the rules set by the Architect of the Capitol.

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Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall for the November 8, 2017 unveiling of the American POW/MIA Chair of Honor.
Requires physical preparations for the ceremony to be carried out according to conditions prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

September 28, 2017

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Introduced in House

September 28, 2017

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

September 28, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 28, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. CON. RES. 83

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 28, 2017

Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Keating, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lance, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rouzer, and Mrs. Walorski) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor.

Use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor

(a)

Authorization

Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used for an event on November 8, 2017, to unveil the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor.

(b)

Preparations

Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.