Public Law 110-139

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[110th Congress Public Law 139]
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Public Law 110-139
110th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be 
   known as Emancipation Hall. <<NOTE: Dec. 18, 2007 -  [H.R. 3315]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 40 USC 5101 note.>> DESIGNATION OF GREAT HALL 
                              OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER AS 
                              EMANCIPATION HALL.

    (a) In General.--The great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall 
be known and designated as ``Emancipation Hall'', and any reference to 
the great hall in any law, rule, or regulation shall be deemed to be a 
reference to Emancipation Hall.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

    Approved December 18, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3315:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110-436 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
            Nov. 13, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

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