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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 420 

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 19, 2023 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, 

Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, MS. BUTLER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. 

DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. FETTERMAN, 

Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. 

SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, 

Mr. WARNER, Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the 

United States Senate. 


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Whereas Betty K. Koed will retire from the United States 

Senate after serving with distinction, first as Assistant 

Historian from 1998 to 2009, then as Associate Historian from 2009 to 2015, and then as Senate Historian 

from 2015 to 2023, the first woman to hold that position; 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has dedicated her Senate service to 

preserving, protecting, and promoting the history of the 

Senate and its members; 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has produced or directed production 

of numerous publications detailing the rich institutional 

history of the Senate; 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has been instrumental in preserving, 

organizing, and making available to scholars the vast archival holdings of the Senate and its members; 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has assisted in the Senate’s commemoration of events of historical significance and in the 

development of exhibitions and educational programs on 

the history of the Senate and the United States Capitol; 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has upheld the high standards and 

traditions of the Senate with abiding devotion and has 

performed her Senate duties in an impartial and professional manner; and 

Whereas Betty K. Koed has earned the respect, affection, 

and esteem of the United States Senate: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That, effective October 21, 2023, as a token 

2 of the appreciation of the Senate for her long and faithful 


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1 service, Betty K. Koed is hereby designated as Historian 

2 Emerita of the United States Senate. 

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