LEGISLATION/H.Con.Res. 124

Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.

118-HCONRES-124118th CongressIntroduced Aug 2, 2024Congress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

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Sponsor

Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3](R-OK-3)

1 cosponsor

Summary

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on September 18, 2024, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.

This act requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of Congressional Gold Medals

to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician;
to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer;
in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and
in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s.

Subjects

Commemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesU.S. Capitol

Actions (14)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 11, 2024Senate

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5946)

Sep 10, 2024Senate

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 10, 2024Library of Congress

Received in the Senate.

Sep 9, 2024Senate

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.