HRES 137
· 119th Congress
· Congress
Resolution designating the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319 in the United States Capitol) as the 'Frederick Douglass Press Gallery’
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Jun 09, 2025
floor
Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jun 09, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2549-2551)
Jun 09, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 137.
Jun 09, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2549-2550)
Jun 09, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2549-2550)
Jun 09, 2025
passed
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 06, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-150.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Jun 06, 2025
other
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31.
Apr 02, 2025
committee
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Apr 02, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Apr 02, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Feb 14, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Feb 14, 2025
committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
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Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2025
This resolution designates the House of Representatives Press Gallery (rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319) as the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H. Res. 137 Reported in House (RH)]
+[H. Res. 137 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
+H. Res. 137
-House Calendar No. 31
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. RES. 137
+In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
-[Report No. 119-150]
-
-Designating the House Press Gallery, Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318,
-and H-319 in the United States Capitol, as the ``Frederick Douglass
-Press Gallery''.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-
-February 14, 2025
-
-Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Hunt, and Mr.
-Owens) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
-Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
-
-June 6, 2025
-
-Additional sponsor: Mr. James
-
-June 6, 2025
-
-Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
-to be printed
-[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]
-[Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in
-italic]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-RESOLUTION
-
-Designating the House Press Gallery, Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318,
-and H-319 in the United States Capitol, as the ``Frederick Douglass
-Press Gallery''.
-
-Whereas Frederick Douglass was born to an enslaved family in 1818;
-Whereas Douglass bravely escaped slavery in 1838, and spent much of his adult
-life as a journalist in Rochester, New York;
-Whereas Douglass published his first newspaper, The North Star, using his own
-money in the pre-Civil War era;
-Whereas Douglass was known for fiercely opposing slavery, championing equal
-rights and women's rights, and for being a forceful speaker;
-Whereas, during the Civil War, Douglass was a recruiter for the first African-
-American army regiment;
-Whereas Douglass met twice with President Lincoln, first about the pay and
-treatment of Black soldiers and then to discuss the President's desire
-to assist escaping slaves;
-Whereas after Douglass' Rochester home was destroyed by fire (which Douglass
-believed resulted from arson), he moved his family to Anacostia in
-Washington, DC;
-Whereas, in 1870, Douglass was asked to become editor of the New National Era,
-which chronicled the progress of Blacks throughout the United States,
-and he later bought the paper;
-Whereas Douglass was the first Black reporter allowed into the Capitol press
-galleries, where journalists watch lawmakers on the floors of the Senate
-and the House of Representatives;
-Whereas Douglass was a member of the congressional press galleries from 1871-
-1875;
-Whereas Douglass reported on House and Senate legislation regularly to update
-the African-American community during Reconstruction following the 13th,
-14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution;
-Whereas Douglass was recorded frequently in the congressional directory and
-spent a significant amount of time writing and studying from the House
-Press Gallery;
-Whereas Douglass often visited the Capitol following his time as a member of the
-congressional press galleries;
-Whereas Douglass delivered the keynote speech at the unveiling of the
-Emancipation Memorial in Washington's Lincoln Park;
-Whereas, in 2007, Douglass was recognized by placing a plaque and painting of
-him in his honor in the House Press Gallery;
-Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and the President signed Public Law 112-174,
-which directed Frederick Douglass' statue placement in the Capitol
-Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall; and
-Whereas Douglass was a pioneer in journalism who broke through glass ceilings
-throughout one of the most crucial times in American history, exhibited
-great perseverance to become an American hero, and became a legend known
-in the House Press Gallery: Now, therefore, be it
+June 9, 2025.
Whereas Frederick Douglass was born to an enslaved family in 1818;
Whereas Douglass bravely escaped slavery in 1838, and spent much of his adult
life as a journalist in Rochester, New York;
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throughout one of the most crucial times in American history, exhibited
great perseverance to become an American hero, and became a legend known
in the House Press Gallery: Now, therefore, be it
-Resolved, That the House Press Gallery, Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317,
-H-318, and H-319 in the United States Capitol, is designated as the
-``Frederick Douglass Press Gallery''.
-That the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-
-319 of the United States Capitol) is designated as the ``Frederick
+Resolved, That the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318,
+and H-319 of the United States Capitol) is designated as the ``Frederick
Douglass Press Gallery''.
-Amend the title so as to read: ``Resolution designating the
-House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-
-319 of the United States Capitol) as the `Frederick Douglass
-Press Gallery'.''.
-House Calendar No. 31
+Attest:
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. RES. 137
-
-[Report No. 119-150]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-RESOLUTION
-
-Designating the House Press Gallery, Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318,
-and H-319 in the United States Capitol, as the ``Frederick Douglass
-Press Gallery''.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-June 6, 2025
-
-Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
-to be printed
+Clerk.
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