Senate honors 200-year-old diplomatic mansion with ceremonial day
S.Res. 284 — A resolution designating June 10, 2025, as "DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day". · Filed by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This resolution designates June 10, 2025, as 'DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day' to honor a historic Washington, D.C. mansion built in 1825 that has housed Supreme Court justices, presidents, and foreign diplomats. The resolution recognizes the building's 200-year role in American history and its current use as headquarters for DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired), a professional organization of foreign service veterans.
Why we flagged it
This is a routine Senate resolution designating a single day to honor a historic building and the organization that maintains it. It carries no legislative force, no appropriations, and no regulatory effect—it is purely ceremonial and educational in nature.
What the text implies
- The resolution's extensive historical narrative, while educational, emphasizes diplomatic and elite institutional history (Supreme Court, presidents, foreign ministers) while acknowledging enslaved labor only in passing—reflecting a common pattern in heritage preservation that centers power and privilege.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative resolution with no fiscal impact or regulatory effect. It honors a historic building open to public educational and cultural programming, and acknowledges the contributions of diplomatic professionals to American interests. The resolution also explicitly recognizes the enslaved people whose labor built the house, adding historical honesty.
Named in the bill
DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired), DACOR Bacon House Foundation, U.S. Senate, George Washington, James Madison, John Marshall, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, George P. Shultz, Barack Obama, Donald Trump
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 17, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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