A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.
Latest action · Oct 21, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateOct 1, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseOct 21, 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 October 28, 2009, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 797 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed417–0 | Oct 21, 2009 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 1, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Oct 1, 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 Oct 6, 2009 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Oct 21, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11540-11542)
- Oct 21, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. Con. Res. 43.
- Oct 21, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 21, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11555-11556)
- Oct 21, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 797). (text: CR H11540)
- Oct 21, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 6, 2009Received in the House.
- Oct 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Oct 5, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Oct 1, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10076; text as passed Senate: CR S10076; text of measure as introduced: CR S10069)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11540–H11542Text printed H11540Recorded votes H11555permit | Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James P. McGovern D-MA, Robert A. Brady D-PA | Oct 21, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10076Text printed S10069, S10076 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 1, 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
- A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 6, 2009Referred in House
- Oct 1, 2009Agreed to Senate
- Oct 1, 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.
