Whereas, The Senate has heard with profound
sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Robert C.
Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia: Now, therefore, be
it
That the memorial observances of the
Honorable Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia be
held in the Senate Chamber on Thursday, July 1, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,
and that the Senate attend the same.
That paragraph 1 of Rule IV of the Rules
for the Regulation of the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol (prohibiting
the taking of pictures in the Senate Chamber) be temporarily suspended for the
sole and specific purpose of permitting the Senate Photographic Studio to
photograph this memorial observance.
That the Sergeant at Arms be directed to
make necessary and appropriate arrangements in connection with the memorial
observances in the Senate Chamber.
That the Secretary of the Senate
communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives, transmit an
enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased, and invite the House of
Representatives and the family of the deceased to attend the memorial
observances in the Senate Chamber.
That invitations be extended to the
President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, and
the members of the Cabinet, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary
of State), the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations of the
Navy, the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Staff of
the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend the memorial
observances in the Senate Chamber.