[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 494 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 494

  Relative to the death of Howard H. Baker, Jr., former United States 
                  Senator for the State of Tennessee.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2014

 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Corker, 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 Howard H. Baker, Jr., former United States 
                  Senator for the State of Tennessee.

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was born in Tennessee in 1925, graduated from the 
        University of Tennessee Law College in 1949, and was admitted to the 
        Tennessee bar after which he commenced practice in his beloved state;
Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. served in the United States Navy during World War 
        II from 1943-1946;
Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was first elected to the United States Senate in 
        1966 and served three terms as a Senator from the State of Tennessee;
Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. served the Senate as the Republican Leader from 
        1977-1981 and as the Majority Leader from 1981-1985;
Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 
        March 26, 1984;
Whereas following his service as Senator, Howard H. Baker, Jr. continued to 
        serve his country as chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan from 
        1987-1988 and as United States Ambassador to Japan from 2001-2005;
Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was known for his commitment to civility in public 
        life, admonishing his fellow citizens to accord ``a decent respect for 
        differing points of view'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Howard H. Baker, 
Jr., 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 Howard H. 
Baker, Jr.
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