One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America 1st SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine S. CON. RES. 43 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2009 Agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.

Whereas Edward William Brooke III was the first African American elected by popular vote to the United States Senate and served with distinction for 2 terms from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979; Whereas on March 29, 2007, the United States Senate passed S. 682, sponsored by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy with 68 co-sponsors, by unanimous consent, to award Senator Brooke the Congressional Gold Medal; Whereas on June 10, 2008, the House passed S. 682 under suspension of the rules by voice vote and a similar measure, H.R. 1000 was introduced in the House by Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton with 286 co-sponsors; and Whereas the President signed the bill on July 1, 2008, and it became Public Law 110–260: Now, therefore, be it

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Use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal

The rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to be used on October 28, 2009, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke. Physical preparations for the conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.

Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives