[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5114]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 420--DESIGNATING BETTY K. KOED AS HISTORIAN EMERITA 
                      OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, 
Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, 
Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. Butler, Ms. Cantwell, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, 
Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
Young) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 420

       Whereas Betty K. Koed will retire from the United States 
     Senate after serving with distinction, first as Assistant 
     Historian from 1998 to 2009, then as Associate Historian from 
     2009 to 2015, and then as Senate Historian from 2015 to 2023, 
     the first woman to hold that position;
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has dedicated her Senate service to 
     preserving, protecting, and promoting the history of the 
     Senate and its members;
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has produced or directed production 
     of numerous publications detailing the rich institutional 
     history of the Senate;
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has been instrumental in preserving, 
     organizing, and making available to scholars the vast 
     archival holdings of the Senate and its members;
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has assisted in the Senate's 
     commemoration of events of historical significance and in the 
     development of exhibitions and educational programs on the 
     history of the Senate and the United States Capitol;
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has upheld the high standards and 
     traditions of the Senate with abiding devotion and has 
     performed her Senate duties in an impartial and professional 
     manner; and
       Whereas Betty K. Koed has earned the respect, affection, 
     and esteem of the United States Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That, effective October 21, 2023, as a token of 
     the appreciation of the Senate for her long and faithful 
     service, Betty K. Koed is hereby designated as Historian 
     Emerita of the United States Senate.

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