Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 27, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseJan 28, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 3, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on February 12, 2009, for a ceremony in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 27, 2009Discharged Jan 28, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 3, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1472; text as passed Senate: CR S1472)
- Jan 30, 2009Received in the Senate.
- Jan 28, 2009Mr. Capuano asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Jan 28, 2009Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Jan 28, 2009Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H607)
- Jan 28, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H607)
- Jan 28, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1472 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Feb 3, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H607Text printed H607 | Michael E. Capuano D-MA | Jan 28, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2009Enrolled Bill
- Jan 30, 2009Received in Senate
- Jan 28, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in House
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