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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 420 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 420

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

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                   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. Lujan, 
 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

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                               RESOLUTION

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

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
    Resolved, That, effective October 21, 2023, as a token of the 
appreciation of the Senate for her long and faithful service, Betty K. 
Koed is hereby designated as Historian Emerita of the United States 
Senate.
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