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Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020 [S.4948]
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Provides funding for (1) grants to prevent COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for jurisdictions that mandate the use of face coverings in accordance with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) grants for jurisdictions to promote the use of face coverings. It also requires the use of face coverings in federal facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/02/2020
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A resolution authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Senate Chamber. [SR-484]
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A resolution authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Senate Chamber. Suspends specified provisions of Rule IV of the Rules for the Regulation of the Senate Wing of the U.S. Capitol (prohibiting the taking of pictures in the Senate Chamber) to permit the Senate Photographic Studio to photograph the U.S. Senate in actual session on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 2:15 p.m.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3470; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3415) on 06/06/2016
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. [SCR-7]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 15, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/16/2015
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. [SCR-3]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on June 7, 2015, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On House Administration Discharged. (consideration: Cr H3295) on 05/18/2015
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A concurrent resolution to authorize the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States. [SCR-29]
A concurrent resolution to authorize the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States. Authorizes the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017, by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Mrs. Miller (mi) Asked Unanimous Consent To Take From The Speaker's Table And Consider. (consideration: Cr H539) on 02/03/2016
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the marble bust of Vice President Richard Cheney on December 3, 2015. [SCR-24]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the marble bust of Vice President Richard Cheney on December 3, 2015. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the marble bust of Vice President Richard Cheney on December 3, 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Received In The House. on 11/16/2015
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. [SCR-21]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 10/13/2015
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. [SCR-2]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on February 3, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force in recognition of its service during World War II.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Mrs. Comstock Asked Unanimous Consent To Take From The Speaker's Table And Consider. on 01/12/2015
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces. [SCR-13]
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on May 20, 2015, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces in recognition of their military service and defense of the country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2276) on 04/20/2015
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National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015 [S.885]
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National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015 Directs the Architect of the Capitol to: (1) enter into an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo of the National League of POW/MIA Families, and (2) place it in the U.S. Capitol in a suitable permanent location within two years after enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/26/2015
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2955]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provides appropriations to the Senate for: Expense Allowances; Representational Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; Salaries, Officers, and Employees; the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate; the Office of Senate Legal Counsel; Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate; and Contingent Expenses of the Senate. (Sec. 1) Requires that amounts
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Capito. With Written Report No. 114-258. on 05/19/2016
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Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 [S.2755]
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Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill allows the Representative or Senator of an immediate family member of a deceased firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to give the family, on request, a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the official providing the flag (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator), that contains an expression of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Signed By President. on 05/16/2016
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Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-355]
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Raising a question of the privileges of the House. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to: (1) remove any state flag containing any portion of the Confederate battle flag, other than a flag displayed by the office of a Member of the House, from any area within the House wing of the Capitol or any House office building; and (2) donate any such flag to the Library of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Introduced In House on 07/09/2015
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Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-341]
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Raising a question of the privileges of the House. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to: (1) remove any state flag containing any portion of the Confederate battle flag, other than a flag displayed by the office of a Member of the House, from any area within the House wing of the Capitol or any House office building; and (2) donate any such flag to the Library of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Introduced In House on 06/25/2015
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Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker. [HR-292]
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Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker. Authorizes official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session, on a date designated by the Speaker.
Sponsored by: Rep. Candice Miller
Committee On House Administration Discharged. (consideration: Cr H4032) on 06/10/2015
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Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. [HR-202]
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Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Congratulates the Duke University Blue Devils for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Invites the Duke University men's basketball team to the U.S. Capitol Building to be honored.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. [HCR-93]
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 9, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/19/2015
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. [HCR-9]
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 16, 2015, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 04/15/2015
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. [HCR-83]
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on December 8, 2015, for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 10/01/2015
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March. [HCR-74]
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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March. Permits the Million Man March, Inc. 2015 to sponsor a free public event on the Capitol grounds on October 10, 2015, to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/17/2015