[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 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. 75.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 75) authorizing the 
     use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for an event marking the 
     50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John 
     F. Kennedy.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution and the preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and that any statements 
related to the concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 75) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 75

       Whereas John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected to the United 
     States House of Representatives and served from January 3, 
     1947, to January 3, 1953, until he was elected by the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Senate where he served 
     from January 3, 1953, to December 22, 1960;
       Whereas on November 8, 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was 
     elected as the 35th President of the United States; and
       Whereas on January 20, 1961, President Kennedy was sworn in 
     as President of the United States and delivered his inaugural 
     address at 12:51 pm, a speech that served as a clarion call 
     to service for the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR AN EVENT 
                   HONORING PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

       The rotunda of the United States Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on January 20, 2011, for a ceremony in honor of the 
     50th anniversary of the inaugural address of President John 
     F. Kennedy. 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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