[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 40 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PERMITTING THE USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR A CEREMONY AS PART 
   OF THE COMMEMORATION OF THE DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF THE 
                               HOLOCAUST

  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
to discharge the Committee on House Administration from further 
consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 306, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from California?
  Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, I reserve the right to object, but I will 
not object.
  Madam Speaker, this is a very important resolution. It's something we 
do every year, and I can't imagine any more appropriate use of the 
rotunda of the Capitol than to recognize and commemorate the days of 
the Holocaust and the victims of the Holocaust. It's something that we 
do every year, something we should do every year and perhaps more 
frequently. And it is extremely important for us to recognize this as 
we confront genocide in other parts of the world, to recognize the 
genocide that started all genocides and started the discussions about 
the horrible nature of genocide. So I'm very strongly in favor of this.
  Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 306

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR HOLOCAUST DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE 
                   CEREMONY.

       The Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on May 
     1, 2008, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the 
     days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. Physical 
     preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in 
     accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the 
     Capitol may prescribe.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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