[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 255 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 255

Relative to the death of the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator 
                from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 2009

 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Akaka, 
  Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
 Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burris, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, 
   Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
 Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, 
Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, 
   Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaufman, 
  Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, 
 Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, 
   Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of 
Florida, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
 Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
 Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of 
   Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relative to the death of the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator 
                from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy was elected to the Senate in 1962 and 
        served the people of Massachusetts in the United States Senate with 
        devotion and distinction for nearly 47 years, the third longest term of 
        service in Senate history;
Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy became the youngest Majority Whip in 
        Senate history at the age of 36;
Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy served as Chairman of the Senate 
        Judiciary Committee from 1979-1981 and as Chairman of the Senate Health, 
        Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for nearly 13 years between 
        1987-2009;
Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy made the needs of working families 
        and the less fortunate among us the work of his life, particularly those 
        of the poor, the disenfranchised, the disabled, the young, the old, the 
        working class, the servicemember and the immigrant;
Whereas his efforts on behalf of the citizens of Massachusetts and all Americans 
        earned him the esteem and high regard of his colleagues;
Whereas more than 300 laws bear his name and he co-sponsored more than 2,000 
        others covering civil rights, health care, the minimum wage, education, 
        human rights, and many other issues; and
Whereas with his death his State and the Nation have lost an outstanding 
        lawmaker and public servant: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has received with profound sorrow and 
deep regret the announcement of the passing of the Honorable Edward 
Moore Kennedy, the great Senator from the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts.
    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled 
copy thereof to the Kennedy family.
    Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned 
as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator.
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