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The resolution creates a one-day in-person Holocaust commemoration at the Capitol that provides public recognition and managed safety oversight, while causing temporary visitor access limits and modest short-term facility expenses.
Members of the public and Capitol visitors will have an in-person commemorative ceremony on April 14, 2026 recognizing Holocaust victims, increasing public remembrance and civic education opportunities.
Visitors and Capitol staff will benefit from the Architect of the Capitol overseeing ceremony logistics, which promotes orderly, secure, and safe preparations and operations during the event.
Visitors to the Capitol Visitor Center—particularly those planning to use Emancipation Hall—may face restricted access during the ceremony, limiting public access for the duration of the event.
Taxpayers and congressional facility budgets may incur short-term costs for setup, security, and staffing associated with the ceremony.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows Emancipation Hall to be used on April 14, 2026 for a Holocaust victims remembrance ceremony and directs preparations under the Architect of the Capitol's conditions.
Authorizes use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 14, 2026, for a ceremony honoring days of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust. Directs that physical preparations for the ceremony be carried out under conditions set by the Architect of the Capitol. The resolution is limited in scope: it permits a one-day event in a specified Capitol facility and assigns logistical oversight to the Architect of the Capitol. It does not appropriate funds or change policy beyond the facility authorization and event preparations.
Official title: 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.
Introduced February 2, 2026 by David Kustoff · Last progress March 2, 2026