Congress will honor the Harlem Hellfighters with gold medals.
H.Con.Res. 39 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded under the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act. · Filed by Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) · Introduced Jun 20, 2025 · Passed both chambers
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What it does
This bill lets Congress use a room in the Capitol Visitor Center. The room is called Emancipation Hall. On September 3, 2025, Congress will give gold medals to the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters were an African American Army unit in World War I. The Architect of the Capitol will set up the room.
Who it affects
This bill affects the Harlem Hellfighters and the public. People can go to the event to watch the medals given out.
One thing to notice
This bill does not cost money or make new rules. It only lets Congress use a room to honor soldiers from the past.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 20, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
- Jun 26, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on House Administration discharged”
- Jun 26, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2995)”
- Jul 23, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- bill — A formal decision made by Congress about something specific.
- Emancipation Hall — A large room in the Capitol Visitor Center where events can be held.
- Harlem Hellfighters — An African American Army unit that fought in World War I.
- Architect of the Capitol — The person in charge of taking care of the Capitol building.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,429 characters) on Jul 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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