[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1993]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 163--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM 
``BILL'' EMERSON BROCK III, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE 
                              OF TENNESSEE

  Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 163

       Whereas William ``Bill'' Emerson Brock III (referred to in 
     this preamble as ``Bill Brock'') was born in Chattanooga, 
     Tennessee;
       Whereas Bill Brock began his lifetime of service as a 
     member of the Armed Forces, serving in the Navy from 1953 to 
     1956;
       Whereas Bill Brock was a Tennessean who honorably served 
     the State of Tennessee and the United States for more than 50 
     years;
       Whereas Bill Brock served 4 terms in the United States 
     House of Representatives, to which he was first elected in 
     1962;
       Whereas Bill Brock served with honor and distinction during 
     his 1 term in the United States Senate, to which he was 
     elected in 1971;
       Whereas Bill Brock served as United States Trade 
     Representative from 1981 to 1985 and as United States 
     Secretary of Labor from 1985 to 1987;
       Whereas Bill Brock contributed greatly to the ``Era of 
     Cooperation'' in Congress between 1971 and 1977, during which 
     major reform was accomplished, including passage of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the 
     ``Clean Water Act'') (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), and the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.), all of which passed without opposition 
     votes in the Senate;
       Whereas Bill Brock was a force in the Republican Party, 
     both nationally, serving as chairman of the Republican 
     National Committee from 1977 to 1981, and in the State of 
     Tennessee;
       Whereas Bill Brock laid the foundation for a long lineage 
     of Republican Members of Congress from Tennessee; and
       Whereas Bill Brock served the State of Tennessee proudly 
     and left a legacy of exceptional service to those who elected 
     him: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of the Honorable William ``Bill'' 
     Emerson Brock III, former Member of the United States Senate 
     from the State of Tennessee; and
       (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
     Senate--
       (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable William ``Bill'' Emerson Brock III.

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