Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

H. Con. Res. 109 is legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that authorizes Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center to be used on June 24, 2026, for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule. The resolution says the ceremony will honor the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It also says the Architect of the Capitol will set the conditions for any physical preparations needed for the ceremony. This matters because it sets aside a congressional space for a public ceremony tied to a major national anniversary.