123STA T . 3 5 55 CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UL Y 1 0, 200 9Lead e ro r his desi gn ee , i t stand ad j o u rned unti l2:0 0 p.m .on T ues - da y , J uly 7 , 200 9 ,orsu c h other time on that day as may b e speci f ied in the motion to adjourn, or until the time of any re- assembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, w hich- e v er occurs first. SEC . 2. The M ajority Leader of the Senate and the Spea k er of the H ouse, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. A greed to June 2 6 , 2009. PLEDG E OFA LLEG I A NC E T OT H E FLAG AND NATIONAL M OTTO ENG R A V ING S— CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),SECTION1. EN GRAV ING O FPL E D GE OF ALLEGIANCE TO T H E FLAG AND NATIONAL M OTTO IN CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER. ( a )ENGRAVI NG R E QU IRE D . — The Architect of the C apitol shall engrave the P ledge of Allegiance to the F lag and the N ational Motto of ‘ ‘ I n G od we trust ’ ’ in the Capitol V isitor Center, in accord- ance with the engraving plan described in subsection (b). (b) ENGRAVING P L AN.—The engraving plan described in this subsection is a plan setting forth the design and location of the engraving re q uired under subsection (a) which is prepared by the Architect of the Capitol and approved by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Agreed to July 1 0, 2009. PLACEMENT OF SLAVE LA B OR MAR K ER— CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER W hereas enslaved African-Americans provided labor essential to the construction of the U nited States Capitol
Whereas the report of the Architect of the Capitol entitled ‘‘History of Slave Laborers in the Construction of the United States Cap- itol’’ documents the role of slave labor in the construction of the Capitol; Whereas enslaved African-Americans performed the backbreaking work of quarrying the stone which comprised many of the floors, walls, and columns of the Capitol; July10,2 00 9[H.Con . Res .1 35] July 10, 2009 [H. Con. Res. 131]
