[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4581-S4582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 762--HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF QUEEN 
 ELIZABETH II AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY AND THE UNITED 
                         KINGDOM ON HER PASSING

  Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Risch, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.

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Cornyn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Padilla, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hassan, 
Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Moran, 
Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Young, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Carper, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, 
Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Burr, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Romney, Mr. Daines, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
Lankford, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 762

       Whereas Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 
     21, 1926, to the Duke and Duchess of York;
       Whereas, during the Second World War in 1945, then-Princess 
     Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and became 
     the first female member of the Royal Family to join the Armed 
     Services as a full-time active member;
       Whereas, following the death of King George VI, Queen 
     Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on February 6, 1952, as 
     sovereign of the United Kingdom;
       Whereas Queen Elizabeth II conducted her first state visit 
     to the United States in October 1957, where she met with 
     President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
       Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has--
       (1) visited the United States on 4 state visits, 
     participated in 5 state dinners, and conducted 2 unofficial 
     visits; and
       (2) met with 13 United States Presidents, more than any 
     other head of state;
       Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II bore witness 
     to significant scientific and diplomatic advances, such as 
     the first moon landing and the fall of the Berlin Wall;
       Whereas, on May 16, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II became the 
     first British monarch to address Congress, where she 
     celebrated the longstanding partnership between the United 
     States and the United Kingdom;
       Whereas Queen Elizabeth II has invited 15 British prime 
     ministers to form a government in her name, bearing witness 
     to historic and enduring political, diplomatic, and economic 
     relations with the United States and mutual allies;
       Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II witnessed the 
     self-determination of former British colonies around the 
     world;
       Whereas His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of 
     Edinburgh, served the British people and the Commonwealth of 
     Nations alongside Queen Elizabeth II for their 73 years of 
     marriage;
       Whereas Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 
     2022, at Balmoral in Scotland; and
       Whereas Queen Elizabeth II, on her passing, was the longest 
     reigning monarch in the history of the British monarchy, 
     serving 70 years, 7 months, and 3 days: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) remembers Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and her more 
     than 70 years of service in support of the British people and 
     the Commonwealth of Nations;
       (2) expresses gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II for her 
     efforts to maintain strong bilateral relations between the 
     United Kingdom and the United States; and
       (3) extends condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth 
     II, to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
     Northern Ireland, and to the peoples of the Commonwealth of 
     Nations.

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