[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4041-H4042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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

                              S. Res. 316

       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.--
       (1) was born in Paris, France, in 1931; and
       (2) graduated from Yale University, in New Haven, 
     Connecticut, and the University of Virginia Law School;


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  On July 27, 2023, page H4041, in the third column, the following 
appeared: Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.-- (1) was horn in Paris, 
France, in 1931; and
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Whereas Lowell P. 
Weicker, Jr.-- (1) was born in Paris, France, in 1931; and


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       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served in the United States 
     Army from 1953 through 1955, achieving the rank of first 
     lieutenant;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was elected to the House of 
     Representatives in 1968;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was first elected to the 
     Senate in 1970 and was reelected in 1976 and 1982;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served on the Senate 
     Watergate Committee, where he

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     was the first Republican senator to call for the resignation 
     of President Richard Nixon, an act of political courage and 
     dedication to public service;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was an early and strong 
     advocate in the Senate for the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act or 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), which prohibits 
     discrimination based on disability in everyday activities;
       Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. was a strong advocate for protecting public health, shown 
     through his efforts to--
       (1) prevent cuts in funding for the National Institutes of 
     Health;
       (2) support scientific and medical research efforts; and
       (3) secure funding for human inmumodeficiency virus (HIV) 
     and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment;
       Whereas, after his tenure in the Senate, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. was elected Governor of Connecticut in 1990;
       Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. 
     secured the passage of a state income tax that, while 
     unpopular, balanced the budget of the State;
       Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. 
     signed many laws that sought to improve the quality of life 
     for residents of the State, including a ban on assault rifles 
     for the first time in State history;
       Whereas, after leaving public office, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. continued his work to improve the public health, founding 
     Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit working on disease 
     prevention, and serving as the president of the organization 
     from 2001 through 2011; and
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. is survived by his wife, 
     Claudia Weicker, as well as his 5 sons, 2 stepsons, 12 
     grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr., former member of the Senate;
       (2) the Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
     communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives 
     and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today. it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the late Lowell P. 
     Weicker, Jr.

  The message also announced that the Senate has agreed to without 
amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress supporting the State of Israel.

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

       S. 546. An act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to 
     use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 994. An act to amend Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be 
     used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or 
     academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law 
     enforcement agencies in their communities.
       S. 1387. An act to reauthorize the Project Safe 
     Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2051. An act to reauthorize the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

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