[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H5875-H5876]
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. 250

       In the Senate of the United States, September 9, 2015.
       Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker served in the United 
     States Navy during World War II from 1944 to 1946;
       Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker faithfully served the 
     people of Pennsylvania with distinction in the United States 
     Congress;
       Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was elected to the United 
     States House of Representatives in 1960 and served 4 terms as 
     a Representative from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
       Whereas as a Representative, Richard Schultz Schweiker 
     served on--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Government Operations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was elected to the United 
     States Senate in 1968 and served 2 terms as a Senator from 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
       Whereas as a Senator, Richard Schultz Schweiker served on--
       (1) the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
     Senate;
       (2) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations 
     with Respect to Intelligence Activities of the Senate; and
       Whereas Richard Schultz Schweiker was appointed as the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services by President Ronald 
     Wilson Reagan in 1981 and served as Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services until 1983: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Richard Schultz Schweiker, former member of the 
     United States Senate.
       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, the Senate 
     stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
     the Honorable Richard Schultz Schweiker.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 349. An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish 
     their own supplemental needs trusts.
       S. 1603. An act to actively recruit members of the Armed 
     Forces who are separating from military service to serve as 
     Customs and Border Protection Officers.

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