III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 4 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 5, 2011 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Honoring Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving female Senator in history.

Whereas the Honorable Barbara Mikulski has had a long and distinguished career as a United States Senator from the State of Maryland; Whereas Senator Mikulski was first elected to the United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives in 1976, where she served until winning election to the Senate in 1986; Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in Maryland; Whereas, in the 103rd Congress, Senator Mikulski was the first woman to be elected Assistant Senate Democratic Floor Leader; Whereas Senator Mikulski was the first woman in the Senate Democratic Leadership, serving as Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 104th through the 108th Congresses; Whereas in 1997, Senator Mikulski became the most senior woman serving in the Senate; Whereas Senator Mikulski is the first woman to serve on the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the first woman to chair the Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Whereas Senator Mikulski has not only had a path breaking career, but has won the admiration and respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her hard work, passionate and effective advocacy, commitment to social and economic justice, and willingness to serve as a mentor and role model to other senators; and Whereas Senator Mikulski has now surpassed the record of former Senator Margaret Chase Smith as the longest serving female Senator in the history of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate recognizes and honors Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving female Senator in history.