[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4918-S4919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 394--HONORING THE LIFE OF JAMES L. BUCKLEY, FORMER 
                   SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, 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, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. 
Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, 
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, 
Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, 
Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, 
Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South 
Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 394

       Whereas James L. Buckley--
       (1) was born in Manhattan on March 9, 1923; and
       (2) attended the Millbrook School in Millbrook, New York, 
     Yale University, and graduated from Yale Law School in 1949;
       Whereas James L. Buckley served honorably in the United 
     States Navy during World War II from 1942 through 1946;
       Whereas James L. Buckley bravely took part in the invasions 
     of Leyte, Lingayen, and Okinawa, achieving the rank of 
     lieutenant;
       Whereas James L. Buckley won a victory before the Supreme 
     Court of the United States as the plaintiff in the landmark 
     First Amendment case Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976);
       Whereas James L. Buckley was elected to the Senate and 
     served as Senator of New York from January 3, 1971, to 
     January 3, 1977;
       Whereas James L. Buckley became the first third-party 
     candidate to secure a seat in the Senate since 1940;
       Whereas James L. Buckley led the passage of numerous laws 
     throughout his tenure, including--
       (1) section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the ``Family Educational 
     Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'') that governs the use of 
     student records; and
       (2) section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1232h, commonly known as the ``Protection of Pupils' 
     Rights Act''), which requires parent notification, right to 
     review, and consent for the administration of student surveys 
     to minors;
       Whereas James L. Buckley expressed his support for a 
     gradual withdrawal from Vietnam and a ban on foreign aid to 
     nations that did not cooperate with the fight of the United 
     States against illegal drugs;
       Whereas following his tenure in the Senate, James L. 
     Buckley joined the Reagan administration, first as an 
     Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, managing 
     military aid to strategically located countries, and then as 
     president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich from 
     1982 to 1985;
       Whereas, on October 16, 1985, James L. Buckley was 
     nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit;
       Whereas James L. Buckley was confirmed by the Senate on 
     December 17, 1985, and received his commission on December 
     17, 1985;
       Whereas James L. Buckley wrote 4 books throughout his 
     career--
       (1) ``If Men Were Angels: A View From the Senate'' (1975);
       (2) a memoir, ``Gleanings From an Unplanned Life: An 
     Annotated Oral History'' (2006);
       (3) ``Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, 
     and the State'' (2010); and
       (4) ``Saving Congress From Itself: Emancipating the States 
     & Empowering Their People'' (2014);
       Whereas James L. Buckley celebrated his 100th birthday on 
     March 9, 2023; and
       Whereas James L. Buckley is survived by--
       (1) 6 children, Priscilla, Peter, Jay, William, David, and 
     Andrew Buckley;
       (2) 8 grandchildren; and
       (3) 2 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of James L. Buckley, former member 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) directs the Secretary of the Senate to--
       (i) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of James L. Buckley; and

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       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the late James L. 
     Buckley.

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