Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.
Sponsor: Sen. Mary Landrieu D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2007
- Committee actionNov 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 4, 2007 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1679.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.3315, which became Public Law 110-139 on 12/18/2007.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1679, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Barack Obama (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mary Landrieu.
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- S.Res. 384 (110th) A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of…
- S.Res. 183 (110th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, April 30, 2007, through May 4, 2007.
- S.Res. 556 (110th) A resolution congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their…
- S.Res. 143 (110th) A resolution honoring Coach Eddie G. Robinson.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.