[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 458 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 458

Relative to the death of Robert F. Bennett, former Senator of the State 
                                of Utah.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2016

     Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Lee, 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. 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. 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. 
  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 considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relative to the death of Robert F. Bennett, former Senator of the State 
                                of Utah.

Whereas Robert F. Bennett was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1933 and attended 
        the University of Utah, at which he was elected student body president;
Whereas, from 1953 to 1955, Robert F. Bennett served as a missionary for the 
        Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles 
        Mission;
Whereas, from 1957 to 1960, Robert F. Bennett served in the Utah Army National 
        Guard, spending 6 months on active duty and 2 years as a chaplain;
Whereas, from 1969 to 1971, Robert F. Bennett worked as chief congressional 
        liaison at the Department of Transportation and was given a Department 
        of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Award;
Whereas, from 1984 to 1991, Robert F. Bennett was the first chief executive 
        officer of the Franklin International Institute and in that role, in 
        1989, Robert F. Bennett was named by Inc. Magazine as the Entrepreneur 
        of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region;
Whereas Robert F. Bennett was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and served 3 
        terms as a Senator of the State of Utah with honor and distinction; and
Whereas Robert F. Bennett served--

    (1) on the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy 
and Natural Resources, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship, Appropriations, Environment and Public 
Works, and Rules and Administration of the Senate;

    (2) as Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee; and

    (3) as the Republican Chief Deputy Whip: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of Robert F. Bennett, former 
member of the 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 late Robert F. 
Bennett.
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