[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 534 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 534

  Relative to the death of William L. Armstrong, former United States 
                   Senator for the State of Colorado.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2016

   Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agree to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Relative to the death of William L. Armstrong, former United States 
                   Senator for the State of Colorado.

Whereas William L. Armstrong (in this preamble referred to as ``Bill 
        Armstrong'') was born in Fremont, Nebraska, and attended Tulane 
        University and the University of Minnesota;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was a broadcaster and owner of media outlets, such as 
        radio stations and newspapers;
Whereas Bill Armstrong served in the Army National Guard of the United States 
        from 1957 to 1963, which brought him to Colorado;
Whereas at age 25 Bill Armstrong was elected to the Colorado House of 
        Representatives, where he served from 1963 to 1964;
Whereas Bill Armstrong then served in the Colorado Senate from 1965 to 1972, 
        where he became Majority Leader after only 4 years of service;
Whereas Bill Armstrong served the people of Colorado in the United States House 
        of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 and in the United States Senate 
        from 1979 to 1991;
Whereas Bill Armstrong served honorably as the Chairman of the Senate Republican 
        Policy Committee from 1985 to 1991;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was a strong conservative who consistently advocated for 
        such matters as fiscal discipline and tax reform, pay and benefits for 
        military service members, and the support of small businesses;
Whereas Bill Armstrong worked to pass the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 
        (Public Law 97-34, 95 Stat. 172) and was recognized multiple times with 
        the ``Taxpayers' Friend'' award by the National Taxpayers Union;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was named the ``military pay champion'' of the Senate by 
        the Army Times;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was an ardent champion of small business;
Whereas Bill Armstrong earned the ``Guardian of Small Business'' award from the 
        National Federation of Independent Business, and the Colorado 
        Association of Commerce and Industry Public Service Award in 1982 for 
        his distinguished service to the people of Colorado;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was instrumental to the passage of title I of Public Law 
        96-560 (94 Stat. 3265) (commonly known as the ``Colorado National Forest 
        Wilderness Act of 1980''), which preserved 1,400,000 acres of land;
Whereas Bill Armstrong continued to serve the people of Colorado for the last 10 
        years as president of Colorado Christian University;
Whereas Bill Armstrong possessed a strong faith and lived his life accordingly;
Whereas Bill Armstrong led hundreds of prayer breakfasts and served on the board 
        of Campus Crusade for Christ and Christian Businessmen's Committee USA;
Whereas Bill Armstrong was a person of firm principle, worked towards meaningful 
        solutions, and described himself as ``relatively inflexible on 
        principles, but flexible on the details'';
Whereas, throughout his life, Bill Armstrong demonstrated great integrity and 
        remarkable leadership; and
Whereas Bill Armstrong touched the lives of all those he served and helped 
        families across Colorado through his devotion to public service: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable William 
        L. Armstrong, former member of the United States Senate;
            (2) the Senate instructs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives and 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
        William L. Armstrong; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns on the date of adoption of 
        this resolution, it stands adjourned as a further mark of 
        respect to the memory of the Honorable William L. Armstrong.
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