[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 140 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10076]
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                 AUTHORIZING USE OF THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 43.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) authorizing the 
     use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to 
the concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 43

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

     SECTION 1. 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.

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