[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 316 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 316

Honoring the life of Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr., former Senator for the 
                         State of Connecticut.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2023

  Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the life of Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr., former Senator for the 
                         State of Connecticut.

Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.--

    (1) was born in Paris, France, in 1931; and

    (2) graduated from Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, and the 
University of Virginia Law School;

Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served in the United States Army from 1953 
        through 1955, achieving the rank of first lieutenant;
Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was elected to the House of Representatives in 
        1968;
Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was first elected to the Senate in 1970 and was 
        reelected in 1976 and 1982;
Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served on the Senate Watergate Committee, where 
        he was the first Republican senator to call for the resignation of 
        President Richard Nixon, an act of political courage and dedication to 
        public service;
Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was an early and strong advocate in the Senate 
        for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
        seq.), which prohibits discrimination based on disability in everyday 
        activities;
Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was a strong 
        advocate for protecting public health, shown through his efforts to--

    (1) prevent cuts in funding for the National Institutes of Health;

    (2) support scientific and medical research efforts; and

    (3) secure funding for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired 
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment;

Whereas, after his tenure in the Senate, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was elected 
        Governor of Connecticut in 1990;
Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. secured the passage 
        of a state income tax that, while unpopular, balanced the budget of the 
        State;
Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. signed many laws 
        that sought to improve the quality of life for residents of the State, 
        including a ban on assault rifles for the first time in State history;
Whereas, after leaving public office, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. continued his work 
        to improve the public health, founding Trust for America's Health, a 
        nonprofit working on disease prevention, and serving as the president of 
        the organization from 2001 through 2011; and
Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. is survived by his wife, Claudia Weicker, as well 
        as his 5 sons, 2 stepsons, 12 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., 
        former member of the Senate;
            (2) the Senate directs 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 
        Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the late Lowell P. 
        Weicker, Jr.
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