[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 83

 To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief Justice William H. 
                               Rehnquist.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2006

Mr. Pombo introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief Justice William H. 
                               Rehnquist.

Whereas President Richard M. Nixon nominated William H. Rehnquist to replace 
        Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan on the Supreme Court on October 
        21, 1971, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 
        1971, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States from January 1972 through September 1986;
Whereas President Ronald W. Reagan nominated Associate Justice William H. 
        Rehnquist to replace Chief Justice Warren E. Burger as the Sixteenth 
        Chief Justice of the United States on June 20, 1986, and he was 
        confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1986;
Whereas William Rehnquist presided as Chief Justice from September 1986 until 
        September 2005 for a total of 19 years, making him the fourth-longest-
        serving Chief Justice after Melville W. Fuller, Roger B. Taney, and John 
        Marshall, and the longest-serving Chief Justice who had previously 
        served as an Associate Justice;
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist ably presided as chief administrator of the 
        United States courts to insure the due administration of justice during 
        times of rising caseloads and fiscal constraints;
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist was respected for his intellect, fairness, and 
        humor by his fellow Justices and by members of the other branches of 
        government; and
Whereas despite the debilitating effects of thyroid cancer, Chief Justice 
        Rehnquist continued his service to the court and the country, and 
        administered the oath of office to President George W. Bush at his 
        second inauguration on January 20, 2005: Now, therefore, it is
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

                        acknowledgment and honor

    Section 1. The United States, acting through Congress, authorizes 
and directs the Curator of the Supreme Court, subject to the direction 
and approval of the Chief Justice of the United States, to procure a 
marble bust, including pedestal, of the late Chief Justice William H. 
Rehnquist, and to cause them to be placed in the Supreme Court building 
to honor his memory and legacy to the Supreme Court of the United 
States.

                    authorization of appropriations

    Sec. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000 to carry out 
this Act.
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