[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 444 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 444

 Relative to the death of Harlan Mathews, former United States Senator 
                      for the State of Tennessee.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2014

 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
    Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
    Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, 
 Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
   Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, 
  Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
 Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
 McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
 Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
   Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
   Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, 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 Harlan Mathews, former United States Senator 
                      for the State of Tennessee.

Whereas Harlan Mathews served in the United States Navy during World War II from 
        1944 to 1946;
Whereas in 1950 Harlan Mathews began his career in public service by working as 
        an advisor to Governor Gordon Browning, and between 1950 and 1987 would 
        serve as a top advisor to four governors of the State of Tennessee;
Whereas Harlan Mathews also served as Tennessee's Commissioner of Finance, and 
        in 1974 was elected State Treasurer by the Tennessee General Assembly;
Whereas in 1993, while serving as a Deputy Governor, Governor Ned McWherter 
        appointed Harlan Mathews to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy 
        caused by former Senator Al Gore being elected Vice President of the 
        United States;
Whereas Harlan Mathews served on the Energy and Natural Resources and the 
        Foreign Relations Committees;
Whereas during his tenure in the United States Senate, Harlan Mathews served 
        with distinction and integrity, and worked to be a quiet force for good 
        for those he represented; Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Harlan Mathews, 
former member of the United States Senate.
    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled 
copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
    Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned 
as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Harlan 
Mathews.
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