[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 19 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 19

 Relative to the death of Edward W. Brooke, III, former United States 
             Senator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2015

   Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
   Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
   Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
 Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
   Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
  Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
   Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
 Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, 
  Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
   Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
 Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, 
  Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, 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 Edward W. Brooke, III, former United States 
             Senator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1919, graduated 
        from Howard University in 1941 and Boston University Law College in 
        1948;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, served in the United States Army during World War 
        II, earning the rank of Captain, a Bronze Star, and a Distinguished 
        Service Award;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was elected to the office of Attorney General of 
        the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1962 and served as the first 
        African American attorney general in the United States;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was first elected to the United States Senate in 
        1966 and served two terms as a Senator from the Commonwealth of 
        Massachusetts;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was the first African American to be elected to 
        the Senate by popular vote;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was a pioneer and champion of civil rights;
Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 
        June 23, 2004, and the Congressional Gold Medal on July 1, 2008: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Edward W. Brooke, III, 
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 Edward W. Brooke, 
III.
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