[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H997]
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 TO 
     AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of 
House Concurrent Resolution 20, 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 
gentleman from Mississippi?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 30

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF ROTUNDA FOR CEREMONY TO AWARD CONGRESSIONAL 
                   GOLD MEDAL TO PROFESSOR MUHAMAD YUNUS.

       The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on 
     April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Professor Muhamad Yunus in recognition of his 
     contributions to the fight against global poverty. 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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