[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTES

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 161, submitted 
earlier today by the majority leader and the Democratic leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative assistant read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 161) to authorize the printing of 
     ``Memorial Tributes to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the resolution 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 161) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 161

       Whereas John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. was a notable and 
     influential public figure who was born into and lived his 
     life in the public sphere;
       Whereas John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. comported himself with 
     modesty and dignity, consistently displaying an admirable 
     grace under pressure and a genuine concern for the well-being 
     of other persons, in the grand tradition of his family;
       Whereas John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. was a significant 
     figure who ably represented a family dedicated to public 
     service, and who personally won a place in the heart of the 
     American people;
       Whereas the nation mourns the tragic loss of John 
     Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, 
     and her sister, Lauren Bessette; and
       Whereas on July 19, 1999, the Senate expressed its 
     condolences to the Kennedy and Bessette families: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PRINTING OF THE ``MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO JOHN 
                   FITZGERALD KENNEDY, JR.''.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     Document, the book entitled ``Memorial Tributes to John 
     Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.'', prepared under the supervision of 
     the Secretary of the Senate.
       (b) Specifications.--The document described in subsection 
     (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in such style, 
     form, manner, and binding as is directed by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing after consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Senate.

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