[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8152]
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AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE ROTUNDA
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 64 submitted earlier
today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent
resolution by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 64) authorizing the
use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of
the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
concurrent resolution.
Mr. MENENDEZ. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with
no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 64) was agreed to, as
follows:
S. Con. Res. 64
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring), That in recognition of the long and
distinguished service rendered to the Nation by Daniel K.
Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii and formerly a
Representative from that State, his remains be permitted to
lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol on December 20,
2012, and the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction
of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate, shall take all necessary
steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
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