[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 282 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 282

  Honoring former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme 
                      Court of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2019

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
 Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
  Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, 
   Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. 
   Gillibrand, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
  Heinrich, 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, 
 Ms. McSally, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
 Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
 Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
  Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
 Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, 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


 
  Honoring former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme 
                      Court of the United States.

Whereas John Paul Stevens was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 20, 1920, to 
        Ernest James Stevens and Elizabeth Street Stevens;
Whereas John Paul Stevens, in 1941, graduated from the University of Chicago 
        with a bachelor's degree in English;
Whereas John Paul Stevens served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States 
        Navy during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was the last living Justice of the Supreme Court of 
        the United States to have served in the armed forces of the United 
        States during World War II;
Whereas John Paul Stevens attended Northwestern University School of Law on the 
        GI Bill, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Northwestern 
        University Law Review and, in 1947, graduated first in his class;
Whereas John Paul Stevens served as a law clerk to Associate Justice of the 
        Supreme Court of the United States Wiley B. Rutledge;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was an accomplished attorney in private practice in 
        Chicago, Illinois, and also worked as a Congressional aide;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to be a 
        judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 
        1970;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to be an 
        Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1975;
Whereas John Paul Stevens served with distinction on the Supreme Court of the 
        United States for nearly 35 years;
Whereas John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 
        2010 at the age of 90;
Whereas John Paul Stevens had the third-longest tenure of any Justice to ever 
        sit on the Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was a brilliant jurist, an astute writer, and a 
        courteous but incisive questioner from the bench;
Whereas John Paul Stevens, during his decades of service on the Supreme Court of 
        the United States, was committed to safeguarding the rights and 
        liberties protected by the Constitution and respecting the common sense 
        of the American people;
Whereas John Paul Stevens recognized and cherished the importance of the 
        judiciary as an impartial guardian of the rule of law;
Whereas John Paul Stevens showed that fair and reasoned judgment transcends 
        political labels and ideological categories;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was one of the most influential and memorable Justices 
        of the Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas Chief Justice John Roberts stated that John Paul Stevens' ``unrelenting 
        commitment to justice has left us a better nation'';
Whereas John Paul Stevens was respected by colleagues, litigants, and the 
        American people, and will be remembered as one of the great Justices of 
        the Supreme Court of the United States;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was a man of Midwestern courtesy, humility, wit, and 
        wisdom;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was an avid player of tennis, golf, ping-pong, and 
        bridge, was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, and was well known for 
        his fondness of bow ties;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by 
        President Barack Obama in 2012;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was married to Elizabeth Jane Sheeren from 1942 to 
        1979, and had 4 children, John, Kathryn, Elizabeth, and Susan;
Whereas John Paul Stevens was married to Maryan Mulholland Simon from 1980 until 
        her death in 2015;
Whereas John Paul Stevens, at the time of his death, was a grandfather of 9 and 
        a great-grandfather of 13;
Whereas John Paul Stevens passed away on July 16, 2019, at the age of 99; and
Whereas the United States is deeply indebted to John Paul Stevens, a giant 
        figure in American law: Now, therefore, be it:
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) extends heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends 
        of Justice John Paul Stevens;
            (2) commends Justice John Paul Stevens for his decades of 
        service to the United States, including his nearly 35-year 
        tenure on the Supreme Court of the United States; and
            (3) acknowledges the enormous contributions of Justice John 
        Paul Stevens to the United States and to American law.
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