[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 142 (Saturday, August 7, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6014]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 343--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE MAURICE 
         ROBERT GRAVEL, FORMER SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA

  Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, 
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, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, 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. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 343

       Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was born in Springfield, 
     Massachusetts, and graduated from Columbia University before 
     making his home in Alaska;
       Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel served in the United States 
     Army from 1951 to 1954;
       Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was elected to the Alaska 
     House of Representatives in 1962 and served as Speaker of the 
     House from 1965 to 1966;
       Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was elected to the United 
     States Senate in 1968 and served the people of Alaska 
     honorably for 2 terms;
       Whereas legislation sponsored by Maurice Robert Gravel 
     helped ensure the timely approval and construction of the 
     Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, resulting in decades of 
     economic and other benefits to the State and country; and
       Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel dedicated his life to public 
     service and passionately advocated for the State of Alaska: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Maurice 
     Robert Gravel, former Senator from the State of Alaska;
       (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
     to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
     thereof to the family of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel; 
     and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable 
     Maurice Robert Gravel.

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