[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 250 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 250

   Relative to the death of Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United 
          States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2015

   Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, 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. 
 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. Markey, 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. Udall, Mr. Vitter, 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 Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United 
          States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker served in the United States Navy during World 
        War II from 1944 to 1946;
Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker faithfully served the people of Pennsylvania 
        with distinction in the United States Congress;
Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was elected to the United States House of 
        Representatives in 1960 and served 4 terms as a Representative from the 
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
Whereas as a Representative, Richard Schultz Schweiker served on--

    (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
and

    (2) the Committee on Government Operations of the House of 
Representatives;

Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was elected to the United States Senate in 
        1968 and served 2 terms as a Senator from the Commonwealth of 
        Pennsylvania;
Whereas as a Senator, Richard Schultz Schweiker served on--

    (1) the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate;

    (2) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

    (3) the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect 
to Intelligence Activities of the Senate; and

Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was appointed as the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services by President Ronald Wilson Reagan in 1981 and served as 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services until 1983: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Richard Schultz 
Schweiker, 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, the Senate stand 
adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable 
Richard Schultz Schweiker.
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