[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 374 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 374

   Relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the 
                  Supreme Court of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 24, 2016

  Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, 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. 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. 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. 
Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, 
 Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which 
                      was ordered held at the desk

                           February 25, 2016

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the 
                  Supreme Court of the United States.

Whereas Antonin Scalia, the late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States, was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Salvatore Eugene 
        Scalia and Catherine Panaro Scalia and raised in Queens, New York;
Whereas Antonin Scalia enrolled in Georgetown University, where he graduated 
        valedictorian and summa cum laude and earned a bachelor's degree in 
        history;
Whereas Antonin Scalia graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where 
        he was a notes editor for the Harvard Law Review;
Whereas Antonin Scalia married Maureen McCarthy, with whom he raised 9 children, 
        Ann, Eugene, John, Catherine, Mary Claire, Paul, Matthew, Christopher, 
        and Margaret;
Whereas Antonin Scalia was an accomplished attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and a 
        law professor at the University of Virginia and the University of 
        Chicago;
Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to be General Counsel 
        for the Office of Telecommunications Policy;
Whereas Antonin Scalia served as chairman of the Administrative Conference of 
        the United States;
Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to be Assistant Attorney 
        General for the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, 
        and President Gerald Ford resubmitted the nomination of Antonin Scalia 
        to serve in that position;
Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to be a judge of the 
        United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit;
Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to serve as an 
        Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas Antonin Scalia had a profound love for hunting and the arts, in 
        particular opera;
Whereas Antonin Scalia was a man of enormous intellect, incisive analytical 
        skill, and tremendous wit, a combination reflected in the clarity of his 
        judicial opinions;
Whereas the record of Antonin Scalia illustrates a belief in judicial restraint, 
        judicial independence, and the rule of law;
Whereas Antonin Scalia moved public discussion toward a greater appreciation of 
        the text and original meaning of the Constitution as a basis for 
        interpreting the terms of the Constitution;
Whereas Antonin Scalia enforced the separation of powers contained in the 
        Constitution as a bulwark for individual freedom;
Whereas Antonin Scalia raised the level of the quality of oral argument and 
        judicial decisionmaking;
Whereas Antonin Scalia was highly regarded by each of his colleagues, including 
        colleagues with a judicial philosophy that differed from his own;
Whereas Antonin Scalia served with distinction on the Supreme Court for more 
        than 29 years;
Whereas Antonin Scalia was 1 of the most influential and memorable Justices of 
        the Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas Antonin Scalia was the embodiment of each of the ideal qualities of a 
        judge: fairness, openmindedness, and above all commitment to 
        intellectual rigor in application of the Constitution and the rule of 
        law;
Whereas Antonin Scalia will be remembered as 1 of the great Justices of the 
        Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas Antonin Scalia passed away on February 13, 2016; and
Whereas the nation is deeply indebted to Antonin Scalia, a truly distinguished 
        individual of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) extends heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of 
        Antonin Scalia;
            (2) acknowledges the lifetime of service of Antonin Scalia 
        to the United States as a talented attorney, a learned law 
        professor, a dedicated public servant, a brilliant jurist, and 
        1 of the great Justices of the Supreme Court of the United 
        States; and
            (3) commends Antonin Scalia for the 29-year tenure on the 
        Supreme Court of the United States.
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