123STA T . 3 567CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — OCT. 2 9, 2 0 09 EDWAR DW .B R O O K E I II ,C O NG RE S SIONA L GOLD M EDAL AWARD CEREMON Y— CA P I T OL ROT U NDA AUT H ORI Z ATION Wher e asEdw ard W il lia mB r o o k e I II was t he f irst A fri c a n American elected byp op u lar v ote to the U nited S tates Senate and served with distinction for 2 terms from J anuary 3,1967 , to January 3, 1979
Whereas on M arch 29, 2 0 07, the United States Senate passed S . 6 8 2, sponsored by the late Senator Edward M. K ennedy with 68 co - sponsors, by unanimous consent, to award Senator Brooke the C on g ressional G old Medal; Whereas on June 10, 2008, the H ouse passed S. 682 under suspen- sion of the rules by voice vote and a similar measure, H. R . 1000 was introduced in the House by Representative Eleanor Holmes N orton with 286 co-sponsors; and Whereas the P resident signed the bill on July 1, 2008, and it became Public L aw 110 – 260
Now, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e S e na te ( the H o u seo f Re pr esentat i ves c oncur - rin g),SECTION1.U SEO F T H E R OTUN DA OF THE CA P ITO L FOR THE PRESEN - TATION OF THE CON G RESSIONAL GOLD M EDAL. T he rotunda of the United States Capitol is authori z edtobe used on O ctober 28, 2009, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke. Physical prepara- tions for the conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accord- ance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol. Agreed to October 21, 2009. U.S. CITIZENS HELD IN IRAN—ENCOURAGING COMMUNICATION AND REUNITING WITH THEIR F AMILIES Whereas on July 31, 2009, officials of the Government of Iran took 3 United States citizens, Joshua F attal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, into custody near the Ahmed Awa region of northern Ira q , after the 3 United States citizens reportedly crossed into the territory of Iran while hiking in Iraq; Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have confirmed that they are holding the 3 United States citizens; and Whereas officials of the Government of Iran have allowed consular access by the Embassy of the Government of Switzerland ( in its formal capacity as the representative of the interests of the United States in Iran ) to the 3 young United States citizens in accordance with the V ienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 2 4 , 1963: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concur- ring), That Congress —Oct.29, 2 0 09 [S . Con . Res . 45] Oct. 2 1 , 2009 [S. Con. Res. 4 3 ]
