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handle is hein.crs/govehbu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ £Research Service Members of the House of Representatives Lying in State in the U.S. Capitol Updated January 7, 2022 On January 12, 2022, Senator Harry M. Reid, who died on December 28, 2021, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. Senator Reid served in the House of Representatives between 1983 and 1987, before being elected to the Senate. In a joint press release, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Senator Reid will lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, January 12th, and events will include formal arrival and departure ceremony. There have been 36 individuals (not including Senator Reid) Lying in State v. Honor who have lain in state or honor in the Capitol Rotunda or Lying in State National Statuary Hall. The most recent individual to lie in Current or former government officials (e.g., state was Senator Robert Dole on December 9, 2021. The Member of Congress, President, Vice most recent individual to lie in honor was United States President); military leaders; unknown Capitol Police Officer William Billy F. Evans on April 13, servicemembers from World War I, World 2021. Prior to Senator Reid lying in state, a total of 18 individuals who had been a Member of the House of Representatives had received that honor (see Table 1). Lying in Honor Private Citizens Figure 1 shows Representative Thaddeus Stevens, the first Representative who did not also serve in another governmental position, lying in state from August 13 to 14, 1868. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11472 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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