House concurrent resolution · 111th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Committee actionJun 10, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 7, 2009 · 399–1
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2009 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Jul 10, 2009 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 135.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 135, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes” on June 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20788
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 135, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d7689c9d976e0b6d902b57c78d8030e35a97dd3c63224df66c48749c47f22c5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 135, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes” on June 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20788
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 135, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d7689c9d976e0b6d902b57c78d8030e35a97dd3c63224df66c48749c47f22c5
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-153 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on June 12, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/153
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 135, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d7689c9d976e0b6d902b57c78d8030e35a97dd3c63224df66c48749c47f22c5
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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
25 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 22 Democrats
3 of 25 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Laura Richardson (D-CA), David Scott (D-GA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
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- H.R. 4994 (111th) Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
- H.Res. 73 (111th) Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the birthday of Martin…
- H.Res. 765 (111th) Expressing condolences to the families of the individuals killed during unusual storms and floods in the State of Georgia between…
- H.Res. 1058 (111th) Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
- H.Res. 1081 (111th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.