A concurrent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by the people of Alabama.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2009 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateSep 23, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseSep 30, 2009
Summary
Accepts in the name of the United States the statue of Helen Keller, furnished by the people of Alabama for placement in the Capitol.
Tenders the thanks of Congress to the people of Alabama for providing this commemoration of one of Alabama's most eminent persons.
Authorizes the state of Alabama to use the Rotunda of the Capitol on October 7, 2009, for a presentation ceremony for the statue accepted under this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 23, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Sep 23, 2009 |
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 Sep 24, 2009 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2009Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Sep 30, 2009Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 30, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10085-10087)
- Sep 30, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 41.
- Sep 30, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10085)
- Sep 30, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 24, 2009Received in the House.
- Sep 24, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 24, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Sep 23, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Sep 23, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9758; text as passed Senate: CR S9758; text of measure as introduced: CR S9750)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2458 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX | Oct 6, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10085–H10087Text printed H10085 | Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Parker Griffith R-AL, Robert A. Brady D-PA, Spencer Bachus R-AL | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9758Text printed S9750, S9758 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Sep 23, 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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 42 | A concurrent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by the people of Alabama. | Identical bill | Oct 6, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by the people of Alabama.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2009Engrossed Amendment House
- Sep 24, 2009Referred in House
- Sep 23, 2009Agreed to Senate
- Sep 23, 2009Engrossed in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
