[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 572

       In the Senate of the United States, June 28, 2010.
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd served the people of 
     his beloved state of West Virginia for over 63 years, serving 
     in the West Virginia House of Delegates, the West Virginia 
     Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the 
     United States Senate;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the only West 
     Virginian to have served in both Houses of the West Virginia 
     Legislature and in both Houses of the United States Congress;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served for fifty-
     one years in the United States Senate and is the longest 
     serving Senator in history, having been elected to nine full 
     terms;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has cast more than 
     18,680 rollcall votes--more than any other Senator in 
     American history;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served in the 
     Senate leadership as President pro tempore, Majority Leader, 
     Majority Whip, Minority Leader, and Secretary of the Majority 
     Conference;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served on a Senate 
     committee, the Committee on Appropriations, which he has 
     chaired during five Congresses, longer than any other 
     Senator;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the first Senator 
     to have authored a comprehensive history of the United States 
     Senate;
       Whereas the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has played an 
     essential role in the development and enactment of an 
     enormous body of national legislative initiatives and policy 
     over many decades; and
       Whereas his death has deprived his State and Nation of an 
     outstanding lawmaker and public servant: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Senator from the State of West 
     Virginia.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

  The message also announced that the Senate has agreed to, with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 286. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     235th birthday of the United States Army.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 3249. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
     predisaster hazard mitigation program and for other purposes.

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