[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 615 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 615

 Honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin and the contributions 
  of Aretha Franklin to music, civil rights, and the City of Detroit.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 22, 2018

   Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
   Coons, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
   Whitehouse, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Markey, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Donnelly, 
Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
Heitkamp, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, 
  Mr. Scott, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
 Corker) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin and the contributions 
  of Aretha Franklin to music, civil rights, and the City of Detroit.

Whereas Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee;
Whereas Aretha Franklin moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1946, at the age of 4;
Whereas Aretha Franklin began a career singing gospel at the New Bethel Baptist 
        Church in Detroit, Michigan;
Whereas Aretha Franklin traveled with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., across the 
        country as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., preached nonviolence in the 
        movement for civil rights;
Whereas Aretha Franklin was an active supporter of the civil rights movement and 
        her song ``Respect'' became an anthem for the civil rights movement and 
        the women's movement;
Whereas Aretha Franklin is most known for her powerful songs such as 
        ``Respect'', ``(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman'', ``Spanish 
        Harlem'', and ``Think'';
Whereas Aretha Franklin was known as the ``Queen of Soul'' and on January 3, 
        1987, became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of 
        Fame;
Whereas Aretha Franklin has won 18 Grammy Awards and sold over 75,000,000 
        records worldwide;
Whereas Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 
        2001, the United Kingdom's Music Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Gospel 
        Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012;
Whereas in June 2017 the City of Detroit honored Aretha Franklin with a key to 
        the City and renamed a segment of Madison Avenue in downtown Detroit 
        ``Aretha Franklin Way'';
Whereas Aretha Franklin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 
        November 9, 2005;
Whereas Aretha Franklin received honorary degrees for her contributions to the 
        arts from Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, 
        Brown University, Berklee College of Music, the New England Conservatory 
        of Music, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Bethune-
        Cookman College;
Whereas Aretha Franklin inspired a generation of artists and enthralled the 
        world with powerful music; and
Whereas Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16, 2018, at the age of 76 at her 
        home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate celebrates the life and legacy of Aretha 
Franklin and the iconic contributions of Aretha Franklin to music, 
arts, and civil rights.
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