[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 17, Chapters 34 - 40]
[Ch. 38. Death]
[Â§ 9. Adjournment as Mark of Respect]
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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 9. Adjournment as Mark of Respect

    Upon the death of a noted person, the House will often adjourn as a 
mark of respect to that person's memory. The authority to adjourn as a 
mark of respect may be granted by unanimous consent or resolution. 
Sometimes the House will adjourn more than one legislative day as a 
mark of respect to the memory of an individual or 
group.                          -------------------

Sec. 9.1 The House adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late 
    President.

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    On Nov. 25, 1963,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:(2)
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 1. 109 Cong. Rec. 22695, 22696, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. See also 91 Cong. Rec. 3356, 79th Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 14, 1945 
        (H. Res. 216, authorizing the adjournment of the House after 
        the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt).
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        Mr. [Abraham J.] MULTER [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              House Resolution 571
                              In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the tragic death of the late 
        President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 
        illustrious statesman and leader in the Nation and in the 
        world.
            Resolved, That as a token of honor and in recognition of 
        his eminent and distinguished public services to the Nation and 
        to the world the Speaker of the House shall appoint a committee 
        of one hundred Members of the House to join a similar committee 
        appointed on the part of the Senate to attend the funeral 
        services of the late President.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the late President in their sad 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the late President the House do now adjourn.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(3) Without objection, the 
    resolution is agreed to.
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 3. James C. Wright, Jr. (TX).
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        There was no objection. . . .
        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the late President the House do now adjourn.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resolution is 
    agreed to.
        There was no objection.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the foregoing resolution 
    and as a further mark of respect to the deceased President, the 
    House stands adjourned until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

Sec. 9.2 The House adopted a resolution and adjourned out of respect 
    following eulogies to a former President and General of the Army.

    On Mar. 31, 1969,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Texas, laid before the House a message from the President notifying the 
House of the death of Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th President of 
the United States. Following intervening business, Mr.

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Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, offered a resolution of 
sympathy:(2)
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 1. 115 Cong. Rec. 8099, 91st Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. Id. at pp. 8127, 8128.
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                                  H. Res. 351

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of General of the 
        Army Dwight David Eisenhower, beloved former President of the 
        United States of America.
            Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public 
        and private, of the illustrious soldier and statesman, and as a 
        mark of respect to one who has held such eminent public 
        stations, the Speaker shall appoint a committee of the House to 
        join with such Members of the Senate as may be designated, to 
        attend the funeral services of the former President.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the former President in their sad 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy of the same to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolutions were agreed to.
        The SPEAKER. . . .
        The Clerk will report the remaining resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the former President, this House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 9.3 The House adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of a 
    deceased Chief Justice of the United States.

    On Apr. 30, 1946,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, laid 
before the House a communication from Hugo L. Black, Senior Associate 
Justice, Acting Chief Justice of the United States, notifying the House 
of the death of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone on Apr. 22, 1946. The 
Speaker then announced that during the recess of the House, he 
designated Members to attend the funeral of the late Chief Justice. Mr. 
John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, then offered a resolution of 
sympathy that read as follows:(2)
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 1. 92 Cong. Rec. 4262, 79th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 607).
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice of 
        the United States.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and to the Supreme Court and transmit a copy of the 
        same to the afflicted family of the illustrious dead.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

                                  adjournment

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

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Sec. 9.4 The House adopted a resolution upon the death of a former 
    Speaker and Vice President, and adjourned out of respect.

    On Nov. 7, 1967,(1) the death of John Nance Garner, a 
former Speaker and Vice President, was announced to the House by O. 
Clark Fisher, of Texas, a Representative of the District where the 
former Speaker resided at the time of his death. After concluding the 
scheduled legislative business, House Resolution 969 was offered by Mr. 
Wright Patman, of Texas.(2) The resolution read as follows:
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 1. 113 Cong. Rec. 31393, 90th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 969

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sorrow 
        of the death of the Honorable John Nance Garner, formerly 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and Vice President of 
        the United States.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
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                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    Parliamentarian's Note: The Senate adopted a similar resolution at 
the close of its business for the day.(3)
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Sec. 9.5 The House postponed scheduled business and adjourned out of 
    respect for a former Speaker.

    On Mar. 7, 1968,(1) the death of former Speaker Joseph 
Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts, was announced to the House(2) 
by the ranking Republican of the Massachusetts delegation, William 
Bates. The resolution adopted by the House provided for adjournment out 
of respect but did not provide for the appointment of a funeral 
delegation. The resolution read as follows:
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 1. 114 Cong. Rec. 5742, 90th Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. See Sec. 5.6, supra, for the announcement to the House of the death 
        of former Speaker Martin.
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        Mr. BATES. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 1087

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sorrow 
        of the death of the Honorable Joseph W. Martin, Jr., former 
        Member of the

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        House for twenty-one consecutive terms, and Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives of the Eightieth and Eighty-third 
        Congresses.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolutions were agreed to.
        The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the remaining resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . under its previous order, the House 
    adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.6 The House adjourned as a mark of respect to a deceased 
    colleague.

    On Sept. 18, 1972,(1) by unanimous consent, the call of 
the Consent Calendar under Rule XIII clause 4(2) was 
transferred to the following day on a day when the House conducted no 
scheduled legislative business. The following proceedings took 
place:(3)
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 1. 118 Cong. Rec. 30950, 92d Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. See House Rules and Manual Sec. 746 (1973).
            H. Res. 168 abolished the Consent Calendar and established 
        the Corrections Calendar. See 141 Cong. Rec. 16574, 104th Cong. 
        1st Sess., June 20, 1995.
 3. See 118 Cong. Rec. 30971, 30972, 92d Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. [Samuel S.] STRATTON [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 1119

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable William F. Ryan, a Representative 
        from the State of New York.
            Resolved, That a committee of 18 Members of the House, with 
        such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
        attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolution [sic] 
        to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolutions were agreed to. . . .
        The SPEAKER.(4) . . .
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 4. Carl Albert (OK).
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        The Clerk will report the remaining resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
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                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    On Feb. 15, 1966,(5) a message from the President was 
received,

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laid before the House, and read before the House adjourned out of 
respect to a deceased Member, Albert Thomas, of Texas:
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        Mr. [Wright] PATMAN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty 
    to announce the death of our beloved colleague, the gentleman from 
    Texas, Albert Thomas. . . .
        Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 730

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Albert Thomas, a Representative from 
        the State of Texas.
            Resolved, That a committee of fifty Members of the House, 
        with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed 
        to attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed to.

                                  adjournment

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    On Dec. 21, 1963,(6) the House was notified of the death 
of Representative William J. Green, Jr., of Pennsylvania, during the 
early morning hours while the House was still in session. The House 
adjourned out of respect upon adoption of House Resolution 599 and 
reconvened on the same day. The following proceedings occurred:
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 6. 109 Cong. Rec. 25431, 25432, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Dec. 20, 1963 
        (Legislative Day).
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        Mr. [Thomas E.] MORGAN [of Pennsylvania]. Mr. Speaker, it is my 
    sad duty to announce to the House that our dear friend and 
    colleague, Honorable William Green, passed away at 2:40 a.m. this 
    morning. . . .
        Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read H. Res. 599 as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable William J. Green, Jr., a 
        Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.
            Resolved, That a committee of Members of the House with 
        such Members of the Senate as may be joined be appointed to 
        attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.

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        The SPEAKER.(7) . . .
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 7. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do 
        now adjourn until 12 o'clock noon today.

        The resolution was agreed 
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                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    On July 22, 1963,(8) the Minority Leader announced 
appropriate tributes to Rep. Hjalmar C. Nygaard, of North Dakota, would 
be reserved for a later date because the House was awaiting receipt of 
a Presidential message before offering the following resolution:
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 8. 109 Cong. Rec. 13008, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK [of Indiana]. . . .
        Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution (H. Res. 449), as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Hjalmar C. Nygaard, a Representative 
        from the State of North Dakota.
            Resolved, That a committee of nineteen Members of the 
        House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be 
        appointed to attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(9) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect, the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    On Sept. 16, 1961,(10) Members who had spoken on 
legislative business before the House were given authority to revise 
and extend their remarks and include extraneous matter. Members were 
also given the authority to extend their remarks on a day when the 
House conducted no further business and adjourned out of respect to the 
memory of Representative Overton Brooks, of Louisiana.(11)
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10. 107 Cong. Rec. 19802, 19813, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
11. See Id. at p. 19827.
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        Mr. [Otto E.] PASSMAN [of Louisiana. . . .

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        Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution--House Resolution 467--and 
    ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Overton Brooks, a Representative 
        from the State of Louisiana.
            Resolved, That a committee of 11 Members of the House, with 
        such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
        attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(12) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect, the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House, under its previous order, 
    adjourned[.] . . .

    And on Mar. 20, 1961,(13) the call of the Consent 
Calendar and authority for the Speaker to recognize for suspensions 
were, by unanimous consent, transferred to the following day due to the 
death of Rep. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee.(14)
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13. 107 Cong. Rec. 4292, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
14. See Sec. 10.12, infra, for excerpts from eulogies to Mr. Reece.
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        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that business in order under the rules today may 
    be in order on tomorrow.
        Mr. [Walter E.] ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, reserving the 
    right to object, may I ask the majority leader if that includes the 
    sugar bill?
        Mr. McCORMACK. Yes.
        Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I am in the 
    position that I have been put in. We have been refused the right to 
    be heard before the Committee on Agriculture on this bill. The 
    Committee on Rules has been circumvented on it. It places me in the 
    position where I have no choice except to object.
        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman reserve the 
    right to object?
        Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Yes.
        Mr. McCORMACK. That presents the leadership with this problem: 
    When a sitting Member dies, the House always adjourns out of 
    respect for that Member.
        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK [of Indiana]. Mr. Speaker, will the 
    gentleman yield?
        Mr. McCORMACK. I am glad to yield to the gentleman.
        Mr. HALLECK. I do not know who has the floor, whether the 
    gentleman

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    from Massachusetts or the gentleman from Texas, under the 
    reservation, but the Speaker called me this morning, as was 
    perfectly proper, and spoke to me about having these matters go 
    over until tomorrow. The gentleman from Texas knows that one of our 
    most esteemed and respected Members has passed away. For a long 
    time it has been the custom for the House of Representatives to 
    adjourn out of respect to the memory of a departed colleague. That 
    is what is being proposed at this time. I do not know what may 
    transpire, if the gentleman insists on this objection. It might be 
    that the majority leadership might find it necessary to see fit to 
    go ahead with the business today.
        I am sure the gentleman from Texas would not want that to 
    happen.
        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
        Mr. ROGERS of Texas. I yield.
        Mr. McCORMACK. May I say if the gentleman insists on his 
    objection I shall offer a motion to suspend the rules and make in 
    order on tomorrow the business under the rules today.
        Mr. HALLECK. Frankly, I would vote for that motion, but again I 
    do not think even that sort of action should be had on the floor 
    ahead of the things that will be said about the life and character 
    of our departed colleague.
        So I respectfully ask the gentleman to withdraw his reservation 
    of objection.
        Mr. ROGERS of Texas. No one regrets the position I have been 
    placed in more than the gentleman from Texas. I realize the 
    situation with which we are faced today, but the matter that I am 
    addressing myself to is a matter that could have been brought up 
    before the Rules Committee. It could have had hearings in the 
    Committee on Agriculture. We were denied a hearing in both 
    committees. However, in view of the situation that has developed 
    out of respect to my good friend, Carroll Reece, I withdraw my 
    reservation of objection.
        The SPEAKER.(15) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. McCormack]?
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15. Sam Rayburn (TX).
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 9.7 Form of adjournment out of respect to a Member who died during 
    adjournment sine die.

    On Feb. 17, 1959,(1) pursuant to a unanimous-consent 
request, the House adjourned out of respect to Rep. Herman P. 
Eberharter, of Pennsylvania, who died during adjournment sine die:
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        Mr. [Francis E.] WALTER [of Pennsylvania]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which 
    to extend their remarks on the life and accomplishments of our late 
    colleague, Mr. Herman P. Eberharter; and that when we adjourn today 
    we adjourn out of respect to the memory of our late colleague.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. (Mr. Keogh).(2) Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania?
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 2. Eugene J. Keogh (NY).

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        There was no objection. . . .
        Mr. [Harris B.] MCDOWELL [Jr., of Delaware]. Mr. Speaker, I 
    move that the House do now adjourn.
        The motion was agreed to.
        Accordingly . . . pursuant to its previous order and as a 
    further mark of respect to the late Honorable Herman P. Eberharter, 
    the House adjourned. . . .

Sec. 9.8 The House adjourned on opening day out of respect to a 
    deceased Member-elect.

    On Jan. 4, 2005,(1) the following resolution was offered 
and agreed to by voice vote:
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 1. 151 Cong. Rec. 84, 104, 109th Cong. 1st Sess.
            See also 114 Cong. Rec. 88, 90th Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 10, 
        1967, where the House adjourned out of respect to the late John 
        E. Fogarty (RI) (H. Res. 12); 112 Cong. Rec. 5572, 5573, 89th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., Mar. 10, 1966, where the House adjourned out of 
        respect to the late John Baldwin (CA) (H. Res. 757); and 112 
        Cong. Rec. 3017, 89th Cong. 2d Sess., Feb. 15, 1966, where the 
        House adjourned out of respect to the late Albert Thomas (TX) 
        (H. Res. 730).
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        Mr. [Pete] STARK [of California]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    privileged resolution (H. Res. 11) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                   H. Res. 11

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Robert T. Matsui, a Representative 
        from the State of California.
            Resolved, That a committee of such Members of the House as 
        the Speaker may designate, together with such Members of the 
        Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        applicable accounts of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. . . .

        Mr. [Joe] WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to 
    House Resolution 11, I move that the House do now adjourn in memory 
    of the late Honorable Robert T. Matsui.
        The motion was agreed to[.] . . .

    Parliamentarian's Note: Rep. Matsui died on Jan. 1, 2005, prior to 
the convening of the 109th Congress. Statute(2) provides the 
Sergeant at Arms with authority to make funeral arrangements for 
sitting Members. As a deceased Member-elect of the 109th Congress, the 
authority provided in the resolution was necessary for the Sergeant at 
Arms to make the customary funeral arrangements.
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 2. 2 USC Sec. 124.

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    On Jan. 3, 1983,(3) the following resolution was offered 
and agreed to by unanimous consent:
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 3. 129 Cong. Rec. 54, 66, 98th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        Mr. [Kenneth B.] KRAMER [of Colorado]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 14) on the death of the Honorable Jack Swigert, 
    and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration.

                                   H. Res. 14

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Jack Swigert, a Representative-elect 
        from the State of Colorado.
            Resolved, That a committee of five Members of the House, 
        with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed 
        to attend the funeral.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that 
        the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of 
        the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(4) Pursuant to the 
    provisions of House Resolution 14, the House stands adjourned until 
    2 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 1983, in memory of the late 
    Honorable Jack Swigert of Colorado.
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 4. William H. Natcher (KY).
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    Parliamentarian's Note: Representative-elect Swigert, a revered 
former astronaut, died on Dec. 27, 1982. The House had provided 
authority to the Speaker to make appointments authorized by law or by 
the House prior to adjournment sine die of the 97th Congress on Dec. 
21, 1982. However, the authority given to the Sergeant at Arms under 
statute(5) only addresses expenses for funeral arrangements 
for sitting members. The House then provided special authority for the 
funeral committee and their expenses in the 98th Congress.
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Sec. 9.9 Upon the death of the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
    House adjourned.

    On Nov. 11, 1940,(1) the House passed a resolution of 
sympathy upon the death of Key Pittman, a Senator from Nevada, and 
President pro tempore of the Senate. The following proceedings ensued:
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        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, it is 
    with profound sorrow and with deep regret that I announce to the 
    House the sudden and untimely death of the distinguished senior 
    Senator from the State

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    of Nevada, and for nearly 8 years President pro tempore of the 
    Senate, the Honorable Key Pittman, which occurred in Reno, Nev., at 
    12:30 o'clock on Sunday morning last.
        Mr. Speaker . . . I offer the following resolution and ask for 
    its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 628

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. Key Pittman, a Senator of the United States 
        from the State of Nevada, and President pro tempore of the 
        Senate.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased Senator.
            Resolved, That a committee of 10 Members be appointed on 
        the part of the House to join the committee appointed on the 
        part of the Senate to attend the funeral.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(2) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the deceased, the House do now adjourn.

        The motion was agreed to . . . the House, pursuant to its 
    previous orders, adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.10 After conducting scheduled business, the House adjourned out 
    of respect to the Senate Minority Leader and former Member of the 
    House.

    On Sept. 8, 1969,(1) the death of Senate Minority Leader 
Everett McKinley Dirksen, of Illinois, was announced to the House by 
the senior member of his party in his state's delegation, Leslie C. 
Arends. The following resolution was then offered:(2)
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        Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  H. Res. 532

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Senator 
        of the United States from the State of Illinois.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased Senator.
            Resolved, That a committee of thirty-two Members be 
        appointed on the part of the House to join the committee 
        appointed on the part of the Senate to attend the funeral.

        The resolutions were agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(3) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remaining resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the deceased, the House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed to.

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                                      -------------------ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . under its previous order, the House 
    adjourned[.] . . .

    On May 2, 1966,(4) eulogies were offered from the floor 
for the late Senator from Michigan, Patrick V. McNamara. The following 
resolution was then offered:
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        Mr. [James G.] O'HARA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution, which I send to the Clerk's desk.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 836

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Patrick V. McNamara, a Senator from 
        the United States from the State of Michigan.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased Senator.
            Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed on 
        the part of the House to join the committee appointed on the 
        part of the Senate to attend the funeral.

        The resolutions were agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(5) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remaining resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the deceased, the House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . under its previous order, the House 
    adjourned[.](6) . . .
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 6. See also 111 Cong. Rec. 8104, 8105, 89th Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 19, 
        1965 (H. Res. 344, adjournment of the House out of respect to 
        the late Senator Olin D. Johnston [SC]); 110 Cong. Rec. 17478, 
        88th Cong. 2d Sess., July 30, 1964 (H. Res. 811, adjournment of 
        the House out of respect to the late Senator Clair Engle [CA]); 
        and 109 Cong. Rec. 14765, 14766, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Aug. 12, 
        1963 (H. Res. 490, adjournment of the House out of respect to 
        the late Senator Estes Kefauver [TN]).
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Sec. 9.11 The House adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of a 
    former Senator and former Secretary of State.

    On May 25, 1959,(1) eulogies were given on the floor of 
the House for the late John Foster Dulles. The House then adjourned 
upon adoption of the following resolution:(2)
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        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution (H. Res. 275) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow the 
        announcement of the death of the Honorable John Foster Dulles, 
        a former

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        Senator from the State of New York, and a former Secretary of 
        State.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[. ]. . .

Sec. 9.12 The House adjourned out of respect to the memory of a late 
    General of the United States Army.

    On Apr. 7, 1964,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, 
offered the following resolution:
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                                  H. Res. 671

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, who 
        has served his country brilliantly for more than sixty-four 
        years.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the late General of the Army in their 
        sad bereavement.
            Resolved, That the Speaker of the House shall appoint a 
        committee composed of the majority and minority leaders, the 
        chairman and members of the Committee on Armed Services, to 
        represent the House in connection with the lying-in-state of 
        the remains of the late General MacArthur in the rotunda of the 
        Capitol.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(2) . . .
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        The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect, the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . under its previous order, the House 
    adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.13 The House adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of 
    King George V of Great Britain.

    On Jan. 21, 1936,(1) Mr. Sam D. McReynolds, of 
Tennessee, rose to announce the death of His Majesty George V, 
whereupon the following resolution was then offered:
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        Mr. McREYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call the attention of 
    the House to the death of His Majesty George V, known throughout 
    the world as a great ruler, very much beloved by his people, and 
    respected throughout the world on account of his clean life. I 
    offer the following resolution, which I send to the desk and ask to 
    have read.

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        The Clerk read as follows:

                            House Resolution 400

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States of America has learned with profound sorrow of the death 
        of His Majesty George V, and sympathizes with his people in the 
        loss of their beloved sovereign.
            Resolved, That the President of the United States be 
        requested to communicate this expression of sentiment of the 
        House of Representatives to the Government of Great Britain.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of King George the House do now adjourn.

        The SPEAKER.(2) The question is on agreeing to the 
    resolution.
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        The resolution was agreed to.

                                  adjournment

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

    Similarly, on Feb. 6, 1952,(3) following the 
announcement of the death of King George VI of Great Britain, Mr. J. 
Percy Priest, of Tennessee, offered the following resolution:
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        The Clerk read the resolution (H. Res. 519), as follows:

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States of America has learned with profound sorrow of the death 
        of His Majesty George VI, and sympathizes with his people in 
        the loss of their beloved sovereign.
            Resolved, That the President of the United States be 
        requested to communicate this expression of sentiment of the 
        House of Representatives to the Government of Great Britain.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of His Majesty King George VI the House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  adjournment

        Whereupon . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.14 The House adjourned out of respect to the memory of a late 
    President of Israel.

    On Apr. 24, 1963,(1) the House passed a resolution 
expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the 
Government of Israel on the occasion of the death of the President of 
Israel, Yitzchak Ben-Zvi:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 324), and ask unanimous consent for its 
    immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States of America has learned with profound sorrow of the death 
        of His Excellency Yitzchak Ben-Zvi, and sympathizes with the 
        people of the State of Israel in the loss of their beloved 
        President.

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            Resolved, That the President of the United States be 
        requested to communicate this expression of sentiment of the 
        House of Representatives to the Government of the State of 
        Israel.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of President Ben-Zvi the House do now adjourn.

        The SPEAKER.(2) The question is on the adoption of 
    the resolution.
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        The resolution is agreed to unanimously.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the 
    table.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . under its previous order, the House 
    adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.15 The House adjourned as an expression of sympathy upon the 
    death of a President of the Republic of Guatemala.

    On July 29, 1957,(1) a resolution expressing sorrow and 
sympathy upon the death of the President of the Republic of Guatemala, 
Carlos Castillo Armas, was offered as follows:
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        Mr. [Thomas S.] GORDON [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 379) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States of America has learned with profound sorrow of the death 
        of His Excellency Carlos Castillo Armas, and sympathizes with 
        the people of the Republic of Guatemala in the loss of their 
        beloved President.
            Resolved, That the President of the United States be 
        requested to communicate this expression of sentiment of the 
        House of Representatives to the Government of the Republic of 
        Guatemala.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of President Carlos Castillo Armas the House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

Sec. 9.16 The House adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of a 
    Pope.

    On Feb. 13, 1939,(1) a resolution was adopted in the 
House upon the death of Pope Pius XI. The following proceedings 
occurred:
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        Mr. [James A.] SHANLEY [of Connecticut]. Mr. Speaker, I offer 
    the following resolution, which I send to the desk and ask to have 
    read.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 91

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States has

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        learned with the profoundest of sorrow and shock of the death 
        of His Holiness Pope Pius XI, supreme spiritual sovereign of 
        the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of Vatican 
        City. It sympathizes with the millions of Roman Catholics 
        throughout the world on the loss of this outstanding leader of 
        Catholicism who effected superlative gains in his own religious 
        endeavors, who exerted the most challenging and sincere efforts 
        for world peace, who manifested the broadest tolerance toward 
        all nations and creeds, and who pleaded for the protection of 
        oppressed minorities; and,
            That the President of the United States be requested to 
        communicate this expression of sentiment to the secretary of 
        state at the Vatican, and that, as a mark of further respect to 
        the memory of Pope Pius, the House do now adjourn.

                                  adjournment

        The SPEAKER.(2) The question is on agreeing to the 
    resolution.
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        The resolution was agreed to; accordingly . . . the House 
    adjourned.(3) . . .
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        death of Pope John Paul II.
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Sec. 9.17 The House adjourned as a mark of respect upon the death of a 
    former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

    On Jan. 25, 1965,(1) the House adopted a resolution upon 
the death of Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minster of Great 
Britain and an honorary citizen of the United States:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 136

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound sorrow of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, 
        former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, honorary citizen 
        of the United States, beloved elder statesman of the world.
            Resolved, That the House of Representatives tenders its 
        deep sympathy to the members of the family of the late Sir 
        Winston Churchill, and to his countrymen, and expresses the 
        hope that the burden of their personal loss will be diminished 
        by the knowledge that it is shared by his fellow citizens on 
        this side of the Atlantic who were sustained by his eloquent 
        words and courageous deeds when lesser men despaired and by all 
        those throughout the world who are the beneficiaries of his 
        dauntless defense of freemen.
            Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to 
        communicate these expressions of sentiment to the family of the 
        deceased and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great 
        Britain and Northern Ireland.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the late Sir Winston Churchill the House do now adjourn.

        The resolution was unanimously agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly . . . the House adjourned[.] . . .

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