[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR THE LYING IN 
  STATE OF THE REMAINS OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT JOSEPH DOLE, A SENATOR 
                        FROM THE STATE OF KANSAS

  Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 23) authorizing 
the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the 
remains of the Honorable Robert Joseph Dole, a Senator from the State 
of Kansas, 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 Kansas?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 23

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That in recognition of the long and 
     distinguished service rendered to the Nation by Robert Joseph 
     Dole, a Senator from the State of Kansas, his remains be 
     permitted to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol on 
     Thursday, December 9, 2021, and the Architect of the Capitol, 
     under the direction of the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall 
     take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that 
     purpose.

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

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