House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-174
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol.
Became law on Sep 20, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 12, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 14, 2012
- Became lawSep 20, 2012
Latest action: Sep 20, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-174.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6336.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5710):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over the District of Columbia as described in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 260 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6336, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6336
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f60e77c7401143c2145bd4e1512191ad65dc582ff868644b194ded69c969179
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lungren.
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- H.R. 386 (112th) Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011
- H.Con.Res. 132 (112th) Providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the House…
- H.R. 1934 (112th) To improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6122 (112th) To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 147 (112th) Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
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.