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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.

Introduced: February 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S425)
Feb 1, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S425-426)
Feb 1, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda, during the 112th Congress, for a ceremony to honor the longest surviving veteran of the First World War, Mr. Frank Woodruff Buckles, as a tribute and recognition of all U.S. military members who served in the First World War.

What's happening now February 1, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S425)

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-5/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-5/.
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S. Con. Res. 5, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-5/.
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[S. Con. Res. 5: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World War.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-5/)
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