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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.

10/2/2024, 5:46 PM

Summary of Bill HCONRES 124

Bill 118 H.Con.Res. 124 authorizes 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. The Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act was passed to honor the African American women who worked as mathematicians and engineers at NASA during the Space Race. The ceremony will take place in Emancipation Hall, a prominent location in the Capitol Visitor Center, to recognize the significant contributions of these women to American history and science. This bill allows for the proper recognition and celebration of the achievements of these trailblazing women in a fitting and prestigious setting within the Capitol complex.

Congressional Summary of HCONRES 124

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.

Current Status of Bill HCONRES 124

Bill HCONRES 124 is currently in the status of Passed in Senate since September 10, 2024. Bill HCONRES 124 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on August 2, 2024.  Bill HCONRES 124's most recent activity was Message on Senate action sent to the House. as of September 11, 2024

Bipartisan Support of Bill HCONRES 124

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HCONRES 124

Primary Policy Focus

Congress

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HCONRES 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.
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.

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