[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 474 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 474

 Relative to the death of the Honorable John Melcher, Senator from the 
                           State of Montana.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2018

 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
 Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
 Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, 
 Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
  Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, 
Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. 
   Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
 Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
 Kaine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, 
   Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
   Menendez, Mr. Merkley, 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. Scott, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
 Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, 
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
  Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Relative to the death of the Honorable John Melcher, Senator from the 
                           State of Montana.

Whereas the Honorable John Melcher was first elected to Congress in 1969 and 
        served in the House of Representatives for more than 7 years until 1977 
        and in the Senate for 12 years until 1989;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher served in the United States Army during World 
        War II and was part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in June 1944;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher received the Purple Heart, the Combat 
        Infantryman's Badge, and the Bronze Star for his service;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher graduated from veterinary school at Iowa 
        State University in 1950, after which he moved with his family to 
        Forsyth, Montana and established his own veterinary clinic;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher served on the Forsyth city council starting 
        in 1953 and served as mayor from 1955 to 1961 prior to serving as a 
        State representative and State senator in Montana;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher understood the value of public land and paved 
        the way for future pieces of legislation to preserve the breathtaking 
        landscapes of Montana;
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher passionately stood up for family farmers and 
        ranchers in Montana and ensured his colleagues understood the importance 
        of the agricultural sector; and
Whereas the Honorable John Melcher served with great humility, determination, 
        integrity, and love of his family, the State of Montana, and the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of the Honorable John 
                Melcher, Senator from the State of Montana; and
                    (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
                Senate communicate this resolution to the House of 
                Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy of this 
                resolution to the family of the Honorable John Melcher; 
                and
            (2) 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 deceased Senator.
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