Sponsor
Gwendolynne S. Moore
Representative · D-WI
Representative · D-WI
The resolution provides a high-profile Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor the Six Triple Eight using an existing Capitol space, delivering public recognition and managed event logistics while imposing modest taxpayer costs and temporary limits on public access.
Members and honorees of the Six Triple Eight (and their families) receive formal, public recognition via a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held in Emancipation Hall on April 29, 2025.
Federal staff, attendees, and contractors benefit from using an existing Architect of the Capitol facility (Emancipation Hall), which provides established security, staging, and management to help ensure a safe, orderly ceremony.
Taxpayers and federal agencies incur modest additional costs for staffing, security, and event support associated with hosting the ceremony in a major Capitol space.
Visitors and tourists may face temporary restrictions or closures of Emancipation Hall and portions of the Capitol Visitor Center around the event date, limiting public access.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes use of Emancipation Hall on April 29, 2025 for a Congressional Gold Medal presentation to the Six Triple Eight and directs the Architect of the Capitol to handle preparations.
Authorizes use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 29, 2025 for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021. Directs that physical preparations for the event be done under conditions set by the Architect of the Capitol.
Official title: Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by Gwendolynne S. Moore · Last progress April 10, 2025