[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR A CEREMONY TO 
             AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO BOB DOLE

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) authorizing 
the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the 
Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole, 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:

                            S. Con. Res. 31

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

     SECTION 1. USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR CEREMONY TO 
                   AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO BOB DOLE.

       (a) Authorization.--The rotunda of the Capitol is 
     authorized to be used on January 17, 2018, for a ceremony to 
     award the Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole.
       (b) Preparations.--Physical preparations for the conduct of 
     the ceremony described in subsection (a) shall be carried out 
     in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by 
     the Architect of the Capitol.

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

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