[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 17, Chapters 34 - 40]
[Ch. 38. Death]
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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death



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    Commentary and editing by Thomas J. Wickham, Jr., J.D. and Andrew 
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    1. In General
    2. Effect of Death on House Business; Presumptive Death of Member
    3. Death Benefits; Claims of Survivor's Spouse
    4. Administration of Member's Offices Following Death
    5. Announcement of Death; Accounting for Vacancies
    6. Resolutions of Sympathy
    7. Deaths of Foreign Dignitaries
    8. Funeral Committees
    9. Adjournment as Mark of Respect
   10. Eulogies
   11. Services in the Capitol
   12. Lying-in-State; Lying in Honor





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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 1. In General


    The death of a Member of the House, or of an officer or official of 
the House, invokes certain well-established procedures for according 
respect due to the memory of the deceased. Similar formalities, 
possibly more elaborate, are followed upon the death of a President, 
Senator, head of state, or other national or foreign dignitary. These 
procedures are almost always invoked by unanimous consent or privileged 
resolution. The procedures include the formal announcement of death, 
resolutions of sympathy, adjustment of the whole number of the House, 
appointment of Members to a funeral committee or committees, 
adjournment as a mark of respect, and lying-in-state ceremonies.
    When a Member dies, provision must be made for maintenance of a 
staff and offices until another Representative is elected to represent 
the district.(1) Arrangements are also made for disposition 
of the Member's papers.(2) The House attends to these 
contingencies by unanimous consent or resolution.
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    The purpose of this chapter is to present both the procedures to 
which the House traditionally adheres following a death and those rare 
procedures that the House has undertaken on other occasions.
    The accounts of proceedings following upon the deaths of some 
individuals will be found to be more detailed than others in order to 
reflect infrequent or anomalous proceedings that the House has 
undertaken.
    The reader may wish to consult other chapters on such subjects as 
the assembly of Congress,(3) Members' oath of 
office,(4) party organizations,(5) 
recesses,(6) adjournments,(7) and House 
ceremonies.(8)
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 3. See Ch. 1, supra.
 4. See Ch. 2, supra.
 5. See Ch. 3, supra.
 6. See Ch. 39, infra.
 7. See Ch. 40, infra.
 8. See Ch. 36, supra.
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    On the subject of death, for precedents prior to 1936, the reader 
is referred to 5 Hinds' Precedents Sec. Sec. 7107-7223, and 8 Cannon's 
Precedents, Sec. Sec. 3560-3598.


                       

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 2. Effect of Death on House Business; Presumptive Death of Member

    The death of a Member is only formally recognized in one place

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in the rules of the House.(1) Clause 5 of Rule XX provides 
that upon the death of a Member, the whole number of the House shall be 
adjusted accordingly.(2) The death of the President, a 
Member, or other national or foreign leader may affect the scheduling 
of business in the House.(3) Those scheduling decisions have 
varied over time depending on the person who has died and the House 
schedule at the time of the death. When a Member-elect dies before the 
House convenes for that Congress(4) and the state has 
submitted his certificate of election, the Member-elect's name will be 
carried on the roll of Members at the inception of a Congress to 
establish a quorum.(5) The name will be deleted from 
subsequent roll calls,(6) after the new House is officially 
notified of the vacancy by announcement from the Clerk.
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 1. Rule XX clause 5, House Rules and Manual Sec. 1024b (2007). The 
        Clerk has certain responsibilities upon the death of a Member 
        or former Speaker. See Id. at Rule II clause 2.
 2. See Ch. 4, supra.
 3. See Sec. Sec. 2.6, 2.8, infra.
 4. See Chs. 1, 2, supra.
 5. See Sec. 2.12, infra.
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    The death of a Member after his introduction of a bill does not 
preclude subsequent action on it as bills become the property of the 
House when introduced.(7) The House may authorize another 
Member to act as first sponsor of a bill or resolution for purposes of 
adding co-sponsors and requesting reprints of the measure when the 
actual first sponsor has died.(8) The death of a Member does 
not invalidate his signature on a discharge petition but the signature 
may be withdrawn by his successor.(9)
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    Pursuant to a rule adopted in the 108th Congress, in the event of a 
vacancy in the Office of Speaker, including one as the result of death, 
a designated Member acts as Speaker pro tempore until the election of a 
Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.(10) Pending the election of 
a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, the Member acting as Speaker pro 
tempore may exercise such authorities of the Office of the Speaker as 
may be necessary and appropriate to that end.(11) Prior to 
the 108th Congress, when a Speaker died during a session of Congress, 
the Clerk generally called the House to order and presided until a new 
Speaker was elected.(12)
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10. See Sec. 2.2, infra.
11. Id.
12. See Sec. Sec. 2.2, 2.3, infra; Chs. 1, 6, supra.

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    The House may presume the death of a missing Member-elect and 
declare that Member's seat vacant. The authority for this derives from 
art. I, Sec. 5 of the Constitution, which declares that each House 
shall be the judge of the qualifications of its Members. Once the seat 
is declared vacant, the Governor of the missing Member-elect's state 
may call a special election (or appoint a representative to serve until 
the next regular election) as required by art. I, Sec. 2 of the 
Constitution. The House may declare the seat of a Member-elect vacant 
where a Member-elect is not able to take the oath or resign due to an 
incapacitating illness.(13)
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Death of President

Sec. 2.1 Because of the funeral services for President John F. Kennedy, 
    business and special orders scheduled for Monday, Nov. 25, 1963, 
    were, by unanimous consent, transferred to Tuesday.

    On Nov. 25, 1963,(1) after the assassination of 
President John F. Kennedy, Mr. Abraham J. Multer, of New York, asked 
for a transfer of business to the following day:
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        Mr. MULTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    business in order for today shall be in order on tomorrow, and that 
    special orders in order for today shall be transferred to tomorrow 
    and shall precede those presently scheduled for tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Consideration of a House joint resolution 
continuing appropriations had been scheduled for that date.

Death of Speaker

Sec. 2.2 Rule I clause 8(1) provides for a Speaker to 
    designate a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore in a limited 
    capacity in the event of the Speaker's death. It provides that (1) 
    in the event of a vacancy in the Office of Speaker, including one 
    as the result of death, a designated Member acts as Speaker pro 
    tempore until the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro 
    tempore;(2) (2) that pending the election of a Speaker 
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    Speaker pro tempore, the Member acting as Speaker pro tempore may 
    exercise such authorities of the Office of the Speaker as may be 
    necessary and appropriate to that end;(3) and (3) as 
    soon as practicable after the Speaker's election and whenever he 
    deems it appropriate thereafter, the Speaker shall deliver to the 
    Clerk a list of Members in the order in which they should act as 
    Speaker pro tempore.(4)
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 3. Id.
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    On Mar. 13, 2003,(5) Speaker pro tempore Marsha 
Blackburn, of Tennessee, made the following announcement:
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        The Chair announces that on February 10, 2003, the Speaker 
    delivered to the Clerk a letter listing Members in the order in 
    which each shall act as Speaker pro tempore under clause 8(b)(3) of 
    rule I.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Rule I clause 8(b)(3)(C)(6) also 
provides that for the purposes of appointing a Speaker pro tempore 
under this rule, a vacancy in the Office of the Speaker may exist by 
reason of the physical inability of the Speaker to discharge the duties 
of the Office.
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Sec. 2.3 Prior to the rules change in the 108th Congress, when a 
    Speaker died during a session of Congress, the Clerk called the 
    House to order, announced the death, and presided until a new 
    Speaker was chosen.

    On June 4, 1936,(1) the House was called to order at 11 
o'clock a.m. by South Trimble, Clerk of the House. He announced the 
death of Speaker Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee, and advised that the 
selection of a Member to preside as Speaker was in order.
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        The Clerk. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, it 
    becomes my sad and painful duty to announce to the House the sudden 
    death of your beloved Speaker, the Honorable Joseph W. Byrns, a 
    Representative from the State of Tennessee.
        Speaker Byrns presided over the House on yesterday, presumably 
    in his accustomed good health, but shortly after his arrival at his 
    apartment he was stricken and soon thereafter passed away. In his 
    death this House has suffered the loss of an able, fair, and 
    impartial presiding officer; the country a legislator of long 
    experience, a statesman of courage and marked ability; and his 
    State of Tennessee a noteworthy citizen.

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        The duty of selecting one to preside over the deliberations of 
    the House now rests upon you.

    Following this statement by the Clerk, Mr. John J. O'Connor, of New 
York, offered a resolution that Majority Leader William B. Bankhead, of 
Alabama, be elected Speaker, and moved for its adoption. The Clerk read 
the resolution and it was agreed to by voice vote.

        Mr. O'CONNOR. Mr. Clerk, in view of the unfortunate 
    circumstance in which we find ourselves, and with no disrespect to 
    our beloved Speaker who has left us, it becomes necessary, in order 
    that the House may function and the machinery of government may not 
    stop, that the House proceed to the election of a Speaker.
        I present the following resolution and move its adoption.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                            House Resolution 543

            Resolved, That Hon. William B. Bankhead, a Representative 
        from the State of Alabama, be, and he is hereby, elected 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            Resolved, That the President and the Senate be notified by 
        the Clerk of the election of Hon. William B. Bankhead, as 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives.

        The Clerk. The question is on agreeing to the resolution.
        The resolution was agreed to.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Byrns died in his apartment in the 
Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., at approximately 12:15 a.m., June 
4, 1936. He was the first Speaker to die while Congress was in session, 
and the third Speaker to die in office. (Speaker Michael C. Kerr [Ind.] 
died Aug. 19, 1876, between sessions of the 44th Congress. Speaker 
Henry T. Rainey [Ill.] died Aug. 19, 1934, after the second session of 
the 73d Congress had adjourned.) When the House adjourned on June 3, 
1936, it had agreed to meet at 11 o'clock a.m. the next morning. The 
Speaker having died the morning of June 4, the House met as scheduled 
and elected Rep. Bankhead as Speaker.(2)
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        House, and Sec. 11.1, infra, for a House resolution inviting 
        distinguished guests to attend the funeral in the Hall of the 
        House.
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    Four years later, Speaker Bankhead died in office. On Sept. 16, 
1940,(3) the Clerk of the House called the House to order at 
12 o'clock noon and announced the death of Speaker Bankhead:
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        The Clerk. Members of the House of Representatives, it becomes 
    my sad and painful duty, as Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
    to inform you officially that your beloved Speaker passed away 
    yesterday morning at the Naval Hospital in this city.

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        America has lost one of her greatest statesmen and patriots, 
    the House of Representatives a most able and eloquent Speaker, and 
    the State of Alabama a noble and courageous son.
        In accordance with the rules and practice of the House of 
    Representatives, it now becomes the duty of this House to elect a 
    Speaker. What is the pleasure of the House?

    Speaker Bankhead died in the Naval Hospital in Washington, D.C., at 
1:35 a.m., Sept. 15 and was thus the second Speaker to die while 
Congress was in session.
    Following announcement by the Clerk of the death of Speaker 
Bankhead, Mr. John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution 
that Mr. Sam Rayburn, of Texas, be elected Speaker. The resolution was 
agreed to by voice vote. The Clerk appointed a committee to escort Mr. 
Rayburn to the Chair, where the oath was administered by Mr. Adolph J. 
Sabath, of New York.

        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Clerk, in view of the unfortunate 
    circumstances in which the House finds itself, and with a feeling 
    of very profound respect for the memory of our beloved Speaker who 
    has left us, it becomes necessary, in order that the House may 
    continue to function and the machinery of Government may go on, 
    that the House proceed to the election of a Speaker.
        I therefore offer the following resolution, and move its 
    adoption:
        The Clerk read as follows:

                            House Resolution 602

            Resolved, That Hon. Sam Rayburn, a Representative from the 
        State of Texas, be, and he is hereby, elected Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives.
            Resolved, That the President and the Senate be notified by 
        the Clerk of the election of Hon. Sam Rayburn as Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives.

        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 2.4 The Clerk called the House to order at the beginning of the 
    second session of the 87th Congress and announced that Speaker 
    Rayburn had died during the sine die adjournment.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) the Clerk of the House, Ralph R. 
Roberts, called the House to order.
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    Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, presided over the House for the last 
time on Aug. 30, 1961. On Aug. 31, he departed from Washington for his 
home in Texas, and Majority Leader John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, 
was elected (by resolution) Speaker pro tempore during the absence of 
the Speaker.
    The first session of the 87th Congress adjourned sine die on Sept. 
27, 1961. Speaker Rayburn died on Nov. 16, 1961, in Bonham, Texas.

        The House met at 12 o'clock noon and was called to order by the 
    Honorable Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk of the House.

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        The Clerk. Members of the House of Representatives, the time 
    has arrived for the meeting of the 2d session of the 87th Congress. 
    Since the last session of Congress the great and beloved Speaker of 
    the House has departed this life.
        The Clerk of the House, in conformity with the rules, has 
    called the House to order for the purpose of electing a Speaker. 
    The roll will be called to ascertain whether a quorum is present.
        The Clerk will call the roll. . . .
        The Clerk. Four hundred and eleven Members having answered to 
    their names, a quorum is 
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                              ELECTION OF SPEAKER

        The Clerk. Nominations for Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives are now in order. . . .
        The Clerk. The tellers agree in their tally. The total number 
    of votes cast was 414, of which the Honorable John W. McCormack 
    received 248, and the Honorable Charles A. Halleck received 166. 
    Two voted ``present.'' Therefore, the Honorable John W. McCormack 
    of Massachusetts is the duly elected Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives for the 87th Congress.
        The Clerk appoints the following Members to escort the Speaker-
    elect to the Chair: The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Halleck] and 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Albert].
        (The Doorkeeper announced the Speaker-elect of the House of 
    Representatives, who was escorted to the Chair by the committee of 
    escort.)

Death of Member

Sec. 2.5 The former tradition of the House was to postpone scheduled 
    business and immediately adjourn out of respect upon the death of 
    one of its Members. The more recent practice is that the House 
    considers a resolution of sympathy sometime during the legislative 
    day that provides in part that ``when the House adjourns today, it 
    adjourn as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
    deceased'' and continues with further business.(1)
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    On Oct. 1, 2002,(2) the following resolution was offered 
by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, of Hawaii. Following its adoption, the House 
proceeded onto other business, including motions to suspend the rules 
and later adjourned in memory of the deceased.(3)
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                                H. Res. 566

        Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the 
    death of the Honorable Patsy T. Mink, a Representative from the 
    State of Hawaii.
        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

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    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.

Sec. 2.6 The former tradition of the House was to postpone scheduled 
    business and immediately adjourn out of respect upon the death of 
    one of its sitting Members.

    On June 23, 1969,(1) Mr. H. R. Gross, of Iowa, obtained 
unanimous consent to transfer a special order (in view of an 
anticipated early adjournment out of respect for the late Mr. William 
H. Bates, of Massachusetts).
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        Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    special order I have for this afternoon be transferred to tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Without objection, it is so ordered.
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        There was no objection.

    Immediately after consent to Mr. Gross' request, certain Senate 
bills and joint and concurrent resolutions were referred. The death of 
Mr. Bates was then announced and the remainder of the day's session was 
devoted to eulogies, concluding with a resolution (H. Res. 450) of 
sympathy offered by Mr. Silvio O. Conte, of Massachusetts. The final 
resolving clause called for the House to adjourn as a further mark of 
respect.(3)
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Sec. 2.7 The House was not in session on a Wednesday of a legislative 
    week to allow Members to attend funeral services for a deceased 
    colleague.

    Rep. George E. Brown, of California, died on July 15, 1999. On July 
22, 1999,(1) Rep. Pete Sessions, of Texas, made the 
following announcement with regard to Wednesday, July 28, 1999, during 
remarks on the legislative schedule for the following week:
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        Mr. SESSIONS. . . . [I]t is my understanding the House will be 
    in pro forma session and that no votes will be held in 
    accommodation of Republican and Democrat Members who wish to attend 
    services for our colleague, George Brown.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House was not in session on Wednesday, 
July 28, 1999.

Sec. 2.8 By unanimous consent, the vote on final passage of a

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    bill in the House was postponed until a later time on that day, due 
    to the absence of a funeral committee that was attending the 
    services for a deceased colleague.

    On Aug. 12, 1970,(1) the Committee of the Whole rose and 
the Chairman reported a bill (H.R. 17570) back to the House. The bill 
was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and Speaker pro 
tempore Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, put the question on the passage of 
the bill:
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        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on passage of the 
    bill.
        The question was taken, and the Speaker pro tempore announced 
    that the ``ayes'' appeared to have it.
        Mr. [William L.] SPRINGER [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, I object 
    to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the 
    point of order that a quorum is not present.
        I ask unanimous consent in view of the fact that there are 
    Members attending the funeral of our deceased colleague, Mr. G. 
    Robert Watkins, that the vote be taken on this measure at a time 
    not earlier than 4 o'clock.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman withdraw his point 
    of order?
        Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the point of order.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Illinois?
        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vote will be put over until not 
    sooner than 4 o'clock.

    Parliamentarian's Note: In accordance with a provision of House 
Resolution 1183, a resolution of sympathy was adopted on Aug. 10, 
1970.(2) Pursuant to the announcement of the death of Mr. G. 
Robert Watkins, of Pennsylvania, the Speaker pro tempore appointed a 
committee to attend the funeral of the late Member. This committee 
consisted of: (1) the senior Member of the Pennsylvania delegation; (2) 
the Majority and Minority Leaders and Minority Whip; (3) the remainder 
of the Pennsylvania delegation in order of seniority, and (4) other 
Members who desired to attend, in order of seniority.
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    [The absence of these Members who were attending the funeral at the 
time the vote was called on H.R. 17570, accounted for the absence of a 
quorum.]
    Thus, Mr. Springer continued, after noting the absence of a quorum, 
to propose that by unanimous consent the vote be postponed.

Sec. 2.9 The House by unanimous consent may authorize a

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    Member to act as first sponsor of a bill for the purposes of adding 
    co-sponsors and requesting reprints pursuant to Rule XII clause 
    7(1) where the actual first sponsor has died.
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    Rep. Bruce Vento, of Minnesota, died on Oct. 10, 2000. Rep. Vento 
was the prime sponsor of H.R. 1239. On Oct. 24, 2000,(2) the 
following unanimous consent agreement was entered into on the floor:
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        Mr. [Ed] MARKEY [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered as the primary 
    sponsor of H.R. 1239, a bill originally introduced by 
    Representative Bruce Vento of Minnesota, for the purpose of adding 
    cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(3) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 2.10 Where a Member signed a discharge motion and subsequently 
    died, his successor obtained unanimous consent that his 
    predecessor's name be removed so that he might sign it.

    On Jan. 16, 1950,(1) Mr. John F. Shelley, of California, 
was recognized for a unanimous-consent request.
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        Mr. SHELLEY. Mr. Speaker, my predecessor, the Honorable Richard 
    J. Welch, signed Discharge Petition No. 15. I desire to have my 
    name entered on this petition. I ask unanimous consent that his 
    name be taken off the petition so that I may sign it.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from California?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 2.11 Bills become the property of the House when introduced and 
    the House may act on a bill following the death of the Member that 
    introduced it.

    On June 24, 1964,(1) H.R. 7307, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Codes, was reported,(2) and on June 29, 
1964,(3) the bill was agreed to. The proceedings were as 
follows:
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        Mr. [Wilbur D.] MILLS [of Arkansas]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the bill (H.R. 
    7307) to amend

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    the Internal Revenue codes of 1939 and 1954. . . .
        The Clerk read the title of the bill.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(4) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Mills]? . . .
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        Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, I think it is appropriate to point out 
    at this time that this is a bill which was sponsored by and 
    considered in the committee during the lifetime of our 
    distinguished late colleague, Hon. Howard Baker, and also in which 
    there was a great deal of interest expressed by another former late 
    colleague on the committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Hon. 
    William Green. Mr. Baker's name is still carried on the bill as the 
    author of the bill. . . .

    Parliamentarian's Note: Bills become the property of the House when 
introduced and the death of the sponsoring Member after introduction 
does not preclude subsequent action thereon. Thus, on one occasion, a 
bill was reported in the name of a Member who had been killed in an 
accident a few days earlier.(5) On another occasion, the 
House has also concurred in the Senate amendment to a bill that was 
introduced by a Member who had died earlier that year.(6)
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 5. See 111 Cong. Rec. 15698, 89th Cong. 1st Sess., July 6, 1965, where 
        a bill (S. 956) was referred to the Committee of the Whole 
        House on the state of the Union by Rep. T. Ashton Thompson (LA) 
        who had been killed in an automobile accident on July 1, 1965.
 6. See 144 Cong. Rec. 26456-58, Oct. 15, 1998, where the House 
        concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 700 that was 
        introduced by Rep. Sonny Bono (CA) who died on Jan. 5, 1998.
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Death of Member-elect

Sec. 2.12 When a Member-elect dies before the House convenes, his name 
    is included on the roll call by states to establish a quorum, but 
    is deleted from subsequent calls after the House is officially 
    informed of his death.

    On Jan. 4, 2005,(1) at the beginning of the 109th 
Congress, the Clerk of the 108th Congress called the House to order. 
Following the opening prayer, he caused the roll to be called by 
states, the Members-elect responding, in order to establish a quorum. 
Member-elect Robert T. Matsui, of California, had died on Jan. 1, 2005. 
His name was included on the roll of Members-elect for the quorum call 
because his certificate of election was on file with the Clerk. 
Following the quorum call, the Clerk

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announced the vacancy and Member-elect Matsui's name was removed from 
the rolls.
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    On Jan. 3, 2001,(2) at the beginning of the 107th 
Congress, the Clerk of the 106th Congress presided over the 
organization of the House. Member-elect Julian C. Dixon, of California, 
had died on Dec. 8, 2000, and the House adopted a resolution expressing 
sorrow over his death on that day while in ``lame-duck'' session of the 
106th Congress. His certificate of election had been received and his 
name was included on the roll of Members-elect. After the quorum call, 
the Clerk announced the vacancy and Member-elect Dixon's name was 
removed from the rolls.
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Death of an Officer

Sec. 2.13 In the case of a vacancy among the elected officers of the 
    House, the Speaker is authorized by Sec. 208 of the Legislative 
    Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 USC Sec. 75a-1) to appoint a person 
    ``to act as, and to exercise temporarily the duties of'' the vacant 
    office until a successor is elected.

    Parliamentarian's Note: 2 USC Sec. 75a-1 was enacted in response to 
the death of the Sergeant at Arms of the House, William F. Russell on 
July 8, 1953.(1) This statutory authority has not yet been 
used to fill a vacancy following the death of an officer.
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Death of Sergeant at Arms

Sec. 2.14 The Sergeant at Arms of the House, William F. Russell, having 
    died, the House by resolution elected the Clerk of the House, Lyle 
    O. Snader, to serve temporarily and concurrently as Sergeant at 
    Arms, without additional compensation, until another person should 
    be elected and qualify as Sergeant at Arms. A joint resolution was 
    also adopted and enacted into law to permit the Clerk of the House 
    to serve concurrently as Sergeant at Arms and providing that his 
    salary as Clerk of the House should be in full discharge for his 
    services to the House during such concurrent service.

    On July 8, 1953,(1) a resolution was adopted by the 
House on the death of its Sergeant at Arms,

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electing the Clerk of the House as Sergeant at Arms of the House, 
without additional compensation until another person could be chosen 
and qualify. The proceedings were as follows:
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        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK [of Indiana]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    joint resolution (H. J. Res. 292) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That Lyle O. Snader, of the State of Illinois, 
        be, and he is hereby, authorized, notwithstanding the 
        provisions of any other law, to serve concurrently as Clerk and 
        Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives until another 
        person is chosen by the House of Representatives to be and duly 
        qualifies as Sergeant at Arms; and while the said Lyle O. 
        Snader is so serving the compensation received by him as Clerk 
        of the House of Representatives shall be in full discharge for 
        any services rendered by him to the House of Representatives 
        during such period of concurrent service.

        The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a 
    third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to 
    reconsider was laid on the table.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Mr. Snader will present himself at 
    the bar of the House to take the oath of office.
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        Mr. Snader appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath 
    of office.

    Parliamentarian's Note: House Joint Resolution 292, enacted into 
law as Public Law No. 83-106, was passed to resolve conflicting 
opinions about whether one person could occupy two elective offices of 
the House at the same time and the necessity to pay dual compensation, 
which, if paid or required to be paid, might have made it illegal for 
one person to occupy two offices under Federal dual compensation laws.

Presumptive Death of Member

Sec. 2.15 At the inception of the 93d Congress, the Clerk reported to 
    the House an action he had taken pursuant to the Speaker's 
    instructions regarding the presumptive deaths of two Members-elect.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) prior to the election of a Speaker, 
the Clerk of the House, W. Pat Jennings, made the following 
announcement explaining action taken with regard to the presumptive 
deaths on Oct. 16, 1972, of Members-elect Nick Begich, of Alaska, and 
Hale Boggs, of Louisiana, the Majority Leader in the 92d Congress:
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        The Clerk. . . .
        On December 20, 1972, the Speaker directed a letter to the 
    Clerk of the House which the Clerk will read.

                                                 Washington, D.C.,

                                                December 20, 1972.


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                                               Hon. W. Pat Jennings,
                                    Clerk, House of Representatives,
                                                     Washington D.C.

        Dear Mr. Jennings: When the 93rd Congress convenes on January 
    3, 1973, the House will be confronted with a situation which is 
    unprecedented in our history. I refer, of course, to the 
    probability that the Representatives-elect from the Second 
    Congressional District of Louisiana and from the at-large seat in 
    Alaska will not appear to take the oath of office at noon on that 
    day.
        While it is common knowledge that Representatives-elect Hale 
    Boggs and Nick Begich, together with Russell L. Brown and Don Jonz 
    of the State of Alaska, departed by plane from Anchorage, Alaska, 
    on October 16, 1972 on a flight bound for Juneau, Alaska, and have 
    been missing since that date, any action which the House might take 
    to declare their seats vacant, or otherwise pertaining to their 
    status as Representatives-elect, should, I believe, be based upon 
    the most reliable and official documentary evidence available as of 
    January 3, 1973.
        I therefore request that you obtain, for transmittal to the 
    House when it convenes on January 3, 1973, certified copies of any 
    judicial determination and other relevant information then 
    available with respect to the status of the persons in question. 
    Such documentary evidence will then enable the House to more 
    properly discharge its constitutional responsibility in this 
    matter.

            Sincerely,
                                                      Carl Albert.

        The Clerk. Pursuant to the Speaker's instructions the Clerk has 
    forwarded to the Speaker a certified copy of the certificate of 
    presumptive death of the Honorable Nick Begich, of Alaska.
        Also contained in the certified information which the Clerk has 
    forwarded to the Speaker is documentary evidence that the Honorable 
    Hale Boggs, a Representative-elect from the State of Louisiana, was 
    a passenger on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Juneau, Alaska, 
    on October 16, 1972.

Sec. 2.16 At the inception of the 93d Congress, the Speaker laid before 
    the House communications from the Clerk, transmitting documentary 
    evidence of the presumptive death of a Member-elect and the 
    declaration of a vacancy by the Governor; and transmitting 
    documentary evidence indicating that the status of another missing 
    Member-elect had not been officially determined by any state 
    authority.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) Speaker Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, 
laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives:

 1. 119 Cong. Rec. 15, 93d Cong. 1st Sess.

                                                 Washington, D.C.,
                                                  January 2, 1973.

                                                   Hon. Carl Albert,

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                                                        The Speaker,
                                     U. S. House of Representatives.

        Dear Mr. Speaker: This is in further reply to your letter of 
    December 20, 1972, wherein you requested transmittal to the House 
    of Representatives when it convenes on January 3, 1973, certified 
    copies of any ``judicial determinations and any other relevant 
    information available'' with respect to the status of 
    Representative-elect Nick Begich from the at-Large seat of Alaska 
    and Representative-elect Hale Boggs from the Second Congressional 
    District of Louisiana.
        Attached herewith is a certified copy of the Certificate of 
    Presumptive Death, the Presumptive Death Jury Verdict, and Order 
    signed by Alaska District Court Judge Dorothy D. Tyner on December 
    29, 1972, for the Honorable Nick Begich, at-Large Representative 
    for Alaska, who was one of three passengers in an airplane that 
    departed from Anchorage on a flight bound for Juneau, Alaska on 
    October 16, 1972, and disappeared, together with Judge Tyner's 
    covering letter of December 29, 1972, that was received this date. 
    I have also received this date from the Alaska District Court a 
    certified copy of the transcript of the Presumptive Death Hearing 
    concerning the airplane's October 16, 1972, disappearance with its 
    pilot and passengers, together with 45 color slides depicting the 
    search areas which were shown to the hearing jury. Your attention 
    is respectfully invited to pages 19, 20, 21, 26, 37, 50, 103 and 
    106 of the hearing transcript that discuss the presence of the 
    Honorable Hale Boggs as a passenger on the October 16, 1972, 
    Anchorage to Juneau flight that disappeared. Additionally, I 
    received the attached telegram this date from the Honorable William 
    A. Egan, Governor of Alaska, conforming that on December 29, 1972, 
    the day the Order that presumed death of the Honorable Nick Begich 
    was signed by Judge Tyner, Governor Egan declared Alaska's only at-
    Large House seat vacant. It has been announced that Governor Egan 
    also ordered a special election for March 6, 1973, to fill said 
    vacancy.
        Also attached herewith is a Certification executed by the 
    Governor of Louisiana on December 21, 1972, and attested to by the 
    Secretary of the State of Louisiana that contains a certified 
    opinion of the Attorney General of Louisiana that no action has 
    been taken by the Governor and that no action is before the courts 
    of Louisiana that would in any way change the status of the 
    Honorable Hale Boggs or modify the Election Proclamation for the 
    General Election held in Louisiana on November 7, 1972, that was 
    signed and issued by the Governor and countersigned by the 
    Secretary of State under the seal of the State of Louisiana on 
    December 11, 1972, certifying that the Honorable Hale Boggs was 
    elected as Representative for the Second Congressional District of 
    Louisiana and transmitted to the Clerk of the House in the 
    Secretary of State's letter of December 12, 1972. I have this date 
    received the attached telegram from the Secretary of State of 
    Louisiana, advising that the situation in Louisiana has not changed 
    the December 21, 1972, Certification of the Governor of Louisiana. 
    Based on said Louisiana's Congressional Election Proclamation, the 
    Honorable Hale Boggs has been enrolled by the Clerk

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    of the House as the Representative-elect from the Second 
    Congressional District of Louisiana on the roll of Representatives-
    elect for the Ninety-Third Congress.
        In the event the Clerk of the House receives or learns of any 
    additional information prior to the convening of the Ninety-Third 
    Congress, such information will be transmitted to the House of 
    Representatives promptly.
        In accordance with your previous oral directions, I have 
    prepared draft resolutions related to this matter and have 
    separately transmitted them to the Parliamentarian of the House of 
    Representatives.
        With kindest regards, I am

            Sincerely,
                                                  W. Pat Jennings,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.



                                               State of Louisiana,

                                                      Baton Rouge.

                             To the U.S. House of Representatives,

        I, Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, do hereby certify 
    to the United States House of Representatives that the Governor of 
    Louisiana has not taken any action nor, according to the certified 
    opinion of William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General of the State of 
    Louisiana, said certification being attached and made a part 
    hereof, are there any actions before the Courts of Louisiana, nor 
    has any other action been taken that would in any way change the 
    status of the Honorable Hale Boggs or modify the election 
    proclamation for the General Election held in Louisiana on November 
    7, 1972 that was certified, signed and issued by the Governor and 
    the Secretary of State over the seal of the State of Louisiana on 
    December 11, 1972 for the Second Congressional District of 
    Louisiana, and transmitted to the Clerk of the United States House 
    of Representatives in the Secretary of State's letter of December 
    12, 1972.

            Sincerely,
                                                    Edwin Edwards,
                                                      Governor of 
           Louisiana.                          -------------------

                 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

        The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication 
    from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                                 Washington, D.C.,
                                                  January 2, 1973.

                                                   Hon. Carl Albert,
                                                        The Speaker,
                                      U.S. House of Representatives.

        Dear Mr. Speaker: This is an additional response to your letter 
    of December 20, 1972, wherein you requested transmittal to the 
    House of Representatives when it convenes on January 3, 1973, 
    certified copies of any ``judicial determinations and any other 
    relevant information available'' with respect to the status of 
    Representative-Elect Nick Begich, from the at-large seat of Alaska 
    and Representative-Elect Hale Boggs from the Second Congressional 
    District of Louisiana.
        I have this evening received from the Secretary of Defense the 
    attached letter describing the air and sea rescue search efforts 
    conducted by his department for the ``aircraft which carried the 
    Honorable Hale Boggs as a passenger . . . missing on a scheduled 
    flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Juneau, Alaska since the sixteenth 
    day of

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    October 1972.'' The Secretary of Defense ``determined that further 
    search would be of no avail [and] . . . informed the Commander-in-
    Chief Alaska Command to suspend further active search.''
        In the event the Clerk of the House receives or learns of any 
    additional information prior to the convening of the Ninety-Third 
    Congress, such information will be transmitted to the House of 
    Representatives promptly.
        With kindest regards, I am,

            Sincerely,
                                                  W. Pat Jennings,

                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

Sec. 2.17 On the day of its convening for the 93d Congress, the House 
    agreed to a privileged resolution, offered by the Chairman of the 
    Democratic Caucus at the direction of the Caucus declaring vacant 
    the seat of a Member-elect (the Majority Leader of the 92d 
    Congress), based upon the ascertainment of the Clerk that he had 
    been aboard a missing aircraft with another Member-elect whose 
    presumptive death had been certified and whose seat had been 
    declared vacant by state authority.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) Mr. Olin E. Teague, of Texas, was 
recognized to offer House Resolution 1, which the Clerk read, as 
follows:
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                                   H. Res. 1

        Whereas a certificate of election has been received by the 
    Clerk of this House showing the election of Hale Boggs as a 
    Representative in the Ninety-third Congress from the Second 
    Congressional District in the State of Louisiana; and
        Whereas Representative-elect Hale Boggs has not appeared to 
    take the oath of office as a Member of this House; and
        Whereas the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting at 
    the direction of the Speaker of this House for the Ninety-second 
    Congress, has ascertained that Representative Nick Begich and Hale 
    Boggs, Members of the Ninety-second Congress, together with Russell 
    L. Brown and Don E. Jonz of the State of Alaska, all of whom 
    departed together by plane from Anchorage, Alaska, on October 16, 
    1972, on a flight bound for Juneau, Alaska, have been missing since 
    that date and despite repeated and thorough searches have not been 
    located; and
        Whereas the District Court for the State of Alaska, Third 
    Judicial District, after hearing witnesses and studying all 
    available evidence relative to the disappearance of Representative 
    Begich, Russell L. Brown and Don E. Jonz, has determined that these 
    three men cannot be found alive after such a lapse of time and are 
    presumed dead; and
        Whereas as a result of the findings of the jury in the 
    aforementioned judicial proceeding the judge of the said

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    court has signed certificates of presumptive death with respect to 
    Representative Begich, Russell L. Brown and Don E. Jonz; and
        Whereas no evidence has been presented to this House or is 
    known to it which distinguishes the missing status of 
    Representative-elect Hale Boggs from that of the three men for whom 
    the aforementioned certificates of presumptive death have been 
    issued; Therefore be it
        Resolved, That based on information provided by its Clerk, this 
    House of Representatives hereby determines that there is a vacancy 
    in the Ninety-third Congress in the representation from the Second 
    Congressional District in the State of Louisiana because of the 
    absence of Representative-elect Hale Boggs.
        Resolved, That the Speaker of the House is hereby directed to 
    notify the Governor of the State of Louisiana of the existence of 
    this vacancy so that appropriate measures to fill this vacancy may 
    be undertaken by the Governor pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of 
    the Constitution of the United States. . . .
        The resolution was agreed to.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House may declare the seat of a Member-
elect vacant where a Member-elect is not able to take the oath or 
resign due to an incapacitating illness. Gladys Noon Spellman, of 
Maryland, was elected to the 97th Congress. At the convening of that 
Congress, Member-elect Spellman was in a coma and unable to take the 
oath or resign. During the debate on the resolution declaring her seat 
vacant, the Majority Leader(2) inserted into the 
Congressional Record a letter from the Attending Physician indicating 
his opinion that she was unable to serve out her term of 
office.(3) The House adopted by voice vote a resolution 
declaring the seat vacant on Feb. 24, 1981.(4) Ms. Spellman 
died June 19, 1988.
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 3. 127 Cong. Rec. 2917, 97th Cong. 1st Sess., Feb. 24, 1981.
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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 3. Death Benefits; Claims of Survivor's Spouse

    When a Member of the House dies after the commencement of the 
Congress to which he had been elected, any unpaid salary and other sums 
due him at the date of death, are paid to his survivors in the order of 
precedence specified by statute.(1)
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    The House Sergeant at Arms is authorized(2) to defray 
the funeral expenses of the deceased Member and to defray the expenses 
of the surviving spouse, or minor children, or both, of the deceased

[[Page 587]]

Member incurred in attending the funeral rites and burial of such 
Member. A gratuity for surviving spouses of Members--amounting to one 
full year's pay--is authorized subsequent to a Member's death in an 
appropriations bill.(3) A gratuity for surviving spouses of 
House employees is also authorized by law.(4)
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    The surviving spouse of a deceased Member is authorized use of the 
frank for a period of 180 days following the death of a Member for 
correspondence relating to the death.(5) The surviving 
spouse of a former President is also authorized use of the 
frank.(6)
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    Death benefits and payment toward funeral expenses have been 
allotted to the surviving spouses of two Capitol Police officers killed 
in the line of duty in the Capitol,(7) the Sergeant at 
Arms,(8) and the Doorkeeper.(9)
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Benefits for President's Widow

Sec. 3.1 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, widow of the assassinated 
    President, was granted: (1) the franking privilege, (2) office 
    space, (3) secretarial staff for one year, as well as (4) secret 
    service protection for a two-year period. The same bill also 
    appropriated funds to cover expenses incident to the death and 
    burial of President John F. Kennedy.

    On Dec. 2, 1963,(1) the House agreed to a motion to 
suspend the rules and pass a bill providing office space, franking, and 
other privileges for Mrs. Kennedy. The bill also authorized 
appropriations for the payment of expenses incidental to the death and 
burial of the former President.
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            H.R. 9291 passed the House on Dec. 2, 1963. The Senate 
        amended it on Dec. 3, 1963. The House agreed to the Senate 
        amendment with an amendment on Dec. 9, 1963. The Senate agreed 
        thereto on Dec. 10, 1963. See Pub. L. No. 88-195 for the 
        complete text.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: Because of the anomalous circumstances 
pertaining to the death of President Kennedy, privileges granted his 
widow were broader in scope than would ordinarily be the case for the 
widow of a President. Anticipating a heavy influx of mail as well as 
the possibility of

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threats to her life, facilities for attending to correspondence, and 
secret service protection were granted for the two-year period.

Funeral Expenses

Sec. 3.2 A resolution was agreed to authorizing and directing the Clerk 
    of the House to pay expenses in connection with the funeral of the 
    late Speaker Sam Rayburn.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) the following resolution was 
offered and agreed to:
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        Mr. [Omar T.] BURLESON [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 486

        Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby authorized and 
    directed to pay all the expenses in connection with the funeral of 
    the late Speaker Sam Rayburn, and such sum as may be found 
    necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution shall be paid 
    out of the contingent fund of the House.
        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 3.3 Payment of expenses incurred by the Clerk and the Sergeant at 
    Arms in connection with preparations for memorial services for a 
    former Majority Leader and Member-elect was authorized from the 
    House contingent fund.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) a resolution(2) offered 
by Rep. Olin E. Teague, of Texas, concluded with an authorization for 
payment of certain expenses relating to memorial services for the 
former Majority Leader of the House, Hale Boggs, of Louisiana:
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        Resolved, That the Speaker be authorized to appoint a 
    delegation of Members of this House, together with such Members of 
    the Senate as may be joined, to attend memorial services to be held 
    for the former Majority Leader in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 
    January 4, 1973.
        Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized 
    and directed to take such steps as may be necessary to carry out 
    the provisions of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses 
    in connection therewith, as well as any incurred by the Clerk at 
    the Speaker's request, be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
    House.
        Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
    Senate, to the Governor of the State of Louisiana, and transmit a 
    copy to the family of the missing Representative-elect Hale Boggs.

[[Page 589]]

        The resolution was agreed to.

Survivor's Benefits

Sec. 3.4 Parliamentarian's Note: The gratuity equal to one year's 
    salary traditionally paid by the House to the surviving spouse or 
    closest living relative of a Member who dies in office normally is 
    contained in the legislative branch appropriation bill. However, in 
    the cases of two Members-elect presumed to have died in a plane 
    crash the preceding October, resolutions were, by unanimous 
    consent, offered from the floor and agreed to at the inception of 
    the 93d Congress, making the gratuities immediately available out 
    of the House contingent fund.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) Rep. F. Edward Hebert, of Louisiana, 
offered House Resolution 8, authorizing expenditures in connection with 
a gratuity for the widow of the late Member-elect and Majority Leader 
Hale Boggs, of Louisiana:
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        Mr. HEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 8) and 
    ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Louisiana?
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        There was no objection.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                   H. Res. 8

        Resolved, That there shall be paid from the contingent fund of 
    the House a sum equal to the annual compensation of the Majority 
    Leader of the House of Representatives in the 92nd Congress as a 
    gratuity to Corinne C. Boggs (Mrs. Hale Boggs) of Louisiana. . . .
        The resolution was agreed to.

    On the same day,(3) Mr. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, offered House Resolution 9:
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                                   H. Res. 9

        Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent fund 
    of the House a sum equal to the annual compensation of a 
    Representative in Congress as a gratuity to Margaret J. Begich, 
    widow of Nick Begich, late a Representative-elect from the State of 
    Alaska. . . .
        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 3.5 Following the death of two Capitol Police officers killed in 
    the line of duty in the Capitol, a concurrent resolution was 
    adopted authorizing the Sergeant at Arms to make payments in 
    connection with funeral expenses

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    and authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to pay a gratuity 
    to their surviving spouses.

    On July 27, 1998,(1) the following procedures took 
place:
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        Mr. [Tom] DeLAY [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that the Committee on House Oversight be discharged from 
    further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
    310) and I ask for its immediate consideration and adoption by the 
    House.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The Clerk will report 
    the concurrent resolution.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

                                H. Con. Res. 310

        Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
    concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR 
                   MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DETECTIVE JOHN MICHAEL 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JACOB JOSEPH 
                   CHESTNUT.

       The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used for a 
     memorial service and proceedings related thereto for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on 
     Tuesday, July 28, 1998, under the direction of the United 
     States Capitol Police Board.

     SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE IN CAPITOL IN MEMORY OF DETECTIVE 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHESTNUT.

       The Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor 
     of the memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
     First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States 
     Capitol Police at an appropriate site in the United States 
     Capitol, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

     SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR JOHN GIBSON AND JACOB 
                   JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General: The Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to make such 
     arrangements as may be necessary for funeral services for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, 
     including payments for travel expenses of immediate family 
     members, and for the attendance of Members of the House of 
     Representatives at such services, including payments for 
     expenses incurred by Members in attending such services.
       (b) Source and Manner of Making Payments: Any payment made 
     under subsection (a) shall be made from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives, using vouchers 
     approved in a manner directed by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR'S GRATUITY TO WIDOWS OF JOHN 
                   GIBSON AND JACOB JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General: In accordance with the first sentence of 
     the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' in the first section of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 USC 125), the 
     Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
     is authorized and directed to pay, from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives
       (1) a gratuity to the widow of Detective John Michael 
     Gibson of the United States Capitol Police in the amount of 
     $51,866.00; and
       (2) a gratuity to the widow of Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police in the 
     amount of $47,280.00.
       (b) Treatment as Gift: Each gratuity paid under subsection 
     (a) shall be held to have been a gift.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL 
                   POLICE MEMORIAL FUND.

       It is the sense of Congress that there should be 
     established under law a United States Capitol Police Memorial 
     Fund for the surviving spouse and children of members of the 
     United States Capitol Police who are slain in the line of 
     duty.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Texas?
        There was no objection.

Sec. 3.6 Following the death of the Sergeant at Arms, a resolution was 
    passed authorizing the contingent fund of

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    the House to pay one year's salary and an additional amount to 
    defray funeral expenses.

    On July 13, 1953,(1) the following proceedings took 
place:
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        Mr. [Karl M.] LeCOMPTE [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent for the immediate consideration of a resolution (H. Res. 
    335) providing a gratuity for the widow of the late Sergeant at 
    Arms, William F. Russell, which resolution was introduced by the 
    gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Graham].
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Iowa?
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        There was no objection.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent 
        fund of the House to Helen W. Russell, widow of William F. 
        Russell, late Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, 
        an amount equal to 1 year's salary at the rate he was receiving 
        at the time of his death, and an additional amount not to 
        exceed $350 toward defraying the funeral expenses of said 
        William F. Russell.

        The resolution was agreed to, and the motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.

Sec. 3.7 By resolution, the widow of the Doorkeeper was allotted funds 
    equivalent to one year's salary and an additional amount for 
    funeral expenses.

    On Feb. 16, 1943,(1) Mr. Nat Patton, of Texas, called up 
House Resolution 100, which provided payment of funeral expenses and 
salary to the wife of Joseph J. Sinnot, the late Doorkeeper of the 
House of Representatives:
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        Mr. PATTON. Mr. Speaker, I call up House Resolution 100, which 
    provides for the payment of funeral expenses and a year's salary to 
    the wife of our deceased Doorkeeper and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent 
        fund of the House to Mrs. Alyce W. Sinnott, widow of Joseph J. 
        Sinnot, late Doorkeeper of the House, an amount equal to 1 
        year's salary compensation, and an additional amount not to 
        exceed $250 to defray funeral expenses of the said Joseph J. 
        Sinnott.

        The resolution was agreed to.

Payment of Benefits During Adjournment; Determination of Beneficiary by 
    Clerk

Sec. 3.8 The Clerk was authorized by the House, during the period after 
    the close of the first session of the 80th Congress, until Jan. 3, 
    1948, to pay out of the contingent

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    fund an amount equal to six months' salary of any deceased employee 
    and $250 for funeral expenses to whomever in the judgment of the 
    Clerk would be justly entitled thereto subject to the approval of 
    the Committee on House Administration.

    On July 11, 1947,(1) a privileged resolution was 
introduced and agreed to, as follows:
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        Mr. [Karl M.] LeCOMPTE [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, by direction of 
    the Committee on House Administration, I offer a privileged 
    resolution (H. Res. 283) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That during the period of any adjournment or 
        recess of the House after the close of the first session of the 
        Eightieth Congress until January 3, 1948, the Clerk of the 
        House is authorized to pay out of the contingent fund of the 
        House an amount equal to 6 months' salary of any deceased 
        employee of the House at the rate such employee was receiving 
        at the time of his or her death and an additional amount not to 
        exceed $250 toward defraying the funeral expenses of any such 
        employee to whomsoever in the judgment of the Clerk is justly 
        entitled thereto subject to the approval of the Committee on 
        House Administration.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 3.9 In the 83d Congress, a resolution was passed providing that 
    during the period of any adjournment of the 83d Congress until Jan. 
    3, 1954, the Clerk may pay six months' salary of any deceased 
    employee and $350 for funeral expenses.

    On July 17, 1953,(1) the following proceedings took 
place:
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        Mr. [Karl M.] LeCOMPTE [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, I call up House 
    Resolution 340 approved unanimously by the Committee on House 
    Administration and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the House resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That during the period of any adjournment or 
        recess of the House of the first session of the 83d Congress 
        until January 3, 1954, the Clerk of the House is authorized to 
        pay out of the contingent fund of the House an amount equal to 
        6 months' salary of any deceased employee of the House at the 
        rate such employee was receiving at the time of his or her 
        death and an additional amount not to exceed $350 toward 
        defraying the funeral expenses of any such employee to whomever 
        in the judgment of the Clerk is justly entitled thereto subject 
        to the approval of the Committee on House Administration.

        The resolution was agreed to, and a motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 4. Administration of Member's Offices Following Death

    When a Member of the House dies, staff members are retained on the 
payroll of the House, under the direction of the Clerk, to carry on the 
functions of the deceased Member's office until a new Member is 
elected. This insures continuing congressional service to the Member's 
District. The Clerk has the authority to terminate staff, and with the 
approval of the Committee on House Administration, appoint such staff 
as required to operate the office until a successor is 
elected.(1)
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    The Washington office of a deceased Member remains open until a new 
Member is elected to the vacancy. District offices may be kept open 
until a successor is elected. Any official bills of an office that are 
unpaid at the time of a Member's death will be processed by the Clerk 
of the House.
    The deceased Member's frank can no longer be used after his death. 
The staff will use the Clerk's frank in conducting the official 
business of the office until a new Member is elected.
    No staff travel is authorized after a Member's death, except under 
special circumstances and as approved by the Clerk.
    There is no time limit imposed on the sorting and shipment of a 
deceased Member's personal official papers. Usually a designated office 
employee assists the next of kin in the collection and disposition of 
personal papers.
    Prior to the 108th Congress, when a Speaker died during a session 
of Congress, the Clerk generally called the House to order and presided 
until a new Speaker was elected.(2) Following the 
presumptive death of two Members-elect (including the Majority Leader 
in the 93rd Congress), the House adopted several resolutions to address 
administration of those offices.(3)
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Death of Speaker

Sec. 4.1 Rule I clause 8(1) provides for a Speaker to 
    designate a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore in a limited 
    capacity in the event of his death. It provides that in the event 
    of a vacancy in the Office of Speaker, including

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    one as the result of death, a designated Member acts as Speaker pro 
    tempore until the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore and 
    that pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, the 
    Member acting as Speaker pro tempore may exercise such authorities 
    of the Office of the Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate to 
    that end.
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Sec. 4.2 Prior to the 108th Congress, upon the death of the Speaker, 
    the Clerk called the House to order, announced the death of the 
    Speaker, and presided over the House until the election of a new 
    Speaker.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) the Clerk of the 
House(2) called the House to order, announced the death of 
the Speaker,(3) and presided over the election of a new 
Speaker.
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 2. Ralph R. Roberts.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Rayburn presided over the House for 
the last time on Aug. 30, 1961. On Aug. 31, 1961,(4) 
Majority Leader John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, was elected (by 
resolution) to be Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the 
Speaker.
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        445).
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    The first session of the 87th Congress adjourned sine die on Sept. 
27, 1961. Speaker Rayburn died on Nov. 16, 1961, in Bonham, Texas.
    In response to inquiries during the adjournment period, the 
Leadership agreed that upon the death of the Speaker the authority of 
the Speaker pro tempore terminated, and that the Clerk was the proper 
official to call the House to order on the day appointed for 
reconvening.(5)
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        upon the death of a Speaker, see 86 Cong. Rec. 12231, 76th 
        Cong. 3d Sess., Sept. 16, 1940 (Speaker Bankhead); 80 Cong. 
        Rec. 9016, 74th Cong. 2d Sess., June 4, 1936 (Speaker Byrns); 
        and 79 Cong. Rec. 9, 74th Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 3, 1935 
        (Speaker Rainey).
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    On Jan. 10, 1962,(6) the Clerk called the House to 
order:
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        The House met at 12 o'clock noon and was called to order by the 
    Honorable Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk of the House.
        The Clerk. Members of the House of Representatives, the time 
    has arrived for the meeting of the 2d session of the 87th Congress. 
    Since the last session of Congress the great and beloved Speaker of 
    the House has departed this life.

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        The Clerk of the House, in conformity with the rules, has 
    called the House to order for the purpose of electing a Speaker. 
    The roll will be called to ascertain whether a quorum is present.
        The Clerk will call the 
    roll.                          -------------------

                             CALL OF THE HOUSE

        The Clerk called the roll. . . .
        The Clerk. Four hundred and eleven Members having answered to 
    their names, a quorum is present.

    Inasmuch as election of a new Speaker is the first order of 
business in the House when a vacancy in this office has occurred, 
Members-elect do not participate either in the alphabetical call of the 
roll or in the election of the Speaker since they had not yet been 
sworn into office. Resignations tendered during the adjournment sine 
die were not laid before the House prior to the vote for Speaker, but 
the names of those who had resigned were stricken from the roll and 
were not called to establish the quorum or to elect the Speaker.
    This corrects an anomaly in 1 Hinds Sec. 224, where, in 1820, 
several unsworn Members-elect were permitted to vote for Speaker to 
fill a vacancy in the second session. That instance runs contrary to 
the precedent cited herein.

Presumptive Death of Members-elect

Sec. 4.3 The House agreed to a resolution offered from the floor which, 
    in part, continued on the clerk-hire rolls the clerical assistants 
    in the employ of the Majority Leader at the close of the preceding 
    Congress until such time as the vacancy caused by his absence (and 
    presumptive death) could be filled by a special election.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) House Resolution 8 was offered by 
Mr. F. Edward Hebert, of Louisiana. The clause pertinent to retention 
of the late Majority Leader's employees read as follows:
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        Resolved, That there shall be paid from the contingent fund of 
    the House, until otherwise provided by law, such sums as may be 
    necessary to compensate the clerical assistants designated by 
    former Representative Hale Boggs in the 92nd Congress and borne 
    upon the clerk hire pay rolls of the House of Representatives at 
    the close of the 92nd Congress at the rates of compensation then 
    payable to said clerical assistants, until a successor is elected 
    to fill the vacancy in the Second Congressional District of the 
    State of Louisiana caused by the absence of Representative-elect 
    Hale Boggs: Provided, that the Clerk is authorized to make, from 
    time to time, such salary adjustments as he deems advisable with 
    respect to all of the aforementioned employees.

Sec. 4.4 The House by unanimous consent considered and

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    agreed to a resolution offered from the floor which, in part, 
    directed the Clerk to appoint to the House clerk-hire rolls two 
    designated employees of a former Majority Leader until the vacancy 
    caused by his death could be filled.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) House Resolution 8 was offered by 
Mr. F. Edward Hebert, of Louisiana. The clause pertaining to Majority 
Hale Boggs' employees is as follows:
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        Resolved, That effective January 3, 1973, the Clerk of the 
    House is authorized and directed to appoint James T. Nickens and 
    Harry D. Debuys, two clerks on the pay roll of the Office of the 
    Majority Leader at the close of the 92nd Congress, to the clerk 
    hire pay rolls of the House of Representatives at the rates of 
    compensation then payable to said clerks, until a successor is 
    elected to fill the vacancy caused by the absence of 
    Representative-elect Hale Boggs: Provided, that the Clerk is 
    authorized to make, from time to time, such salary adjustments as 
    he deems advisable with respect to the aforementioned two 
    employees.
        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 4.5 The House considered and agreed to a resolution which 
    provided, in part, that those clerical assistants employed by a 
    deceased Member-elect at the close of the preceding Congress be 
    carried on the clerk-hire rolls until the vacancy in the new 
    Congress caused by his death could be filled by special election. 
    The resolution also authorized the Clerk to fill two vacancies on 
    the deceased Member's staff and to adjust the salaries of all the 
    employees in that office.

    The relevant paragraph of House Resolution 9, offered by Mr. Thomas 
P. O'Neill, Jr., of Massachusetts, on Jan. 3, 1973,(1) 
appears below:
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            Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent 
        fund of the House, until otherwise provided by law, such sums 
        as may be necessary to compensate the clerical assistants 
        designated by the late Nick Begich and borne upon the clerk 
        hire payrolls of the House of Representatives at the close of 
        the 92d Congress at the rates of compensation then payable to 
        said clerical assistants, until a successor is elected to fill 
        the vacancy caused by the death of the said Nick Begich; 
        Provided, That the Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to 
        employ two additional employees, to fill the vacancy on the 
        staff of the late Nick Begich caused by the death of Russell L. 
        Brown of Alaska and to fill the other vacancy on that staff 
        which has occurred since the death of the late Nick Begich, and 
        there shall be paid from the contingent fund such additional 
        sums as may be required to compensate the employees so 
        designated at a rate to be determined by the Clerk: Provided 
        further, that the

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        Clerk is authorized to make, from time to time, such salary 
        adjustments as he deems advisable with respect to all of the 
        aforementioned employees. . . .

        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 4.6 By unanimous consent, the House considered a resolution 
    offered from the floor which, in part, provided for payment from 
    the contingent fund of necessary office and travel expenses of a 
    former Member until the vacancy caused by his death was filled.

    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) Mr. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, rose to offer House Resolution 9, which dealt both with 
authorizing expenditures in connection with the widow's gratuity and as 
well with expenses for the office of the late Member-elect Nick Begich, 
of Alaska. The relevant portion of the resolution stated as follows:
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            Resolved, That there shall be paid from the contingent fund 
        of the House, until a successor is elected to fill the vacancy 
        caused by the death of Representative-elect Nick Begich, such 
        sums as may be required for the Clerk of the House to:
            (1) pay all necessary expenses required to maintain in 
        operation the three offices in the State of Alaska, and the one 
        office in the District of Columbia, operated by the late 
        Representative Nick Begich at the close of the 92d Congress;
            (2) provide such office expenses, including telephone 
        allowance, equipment rental, stationery, and postage, as the 
        Clerk deems essential to the operation of these aforementioned 
        offices;
            (3) pay the expenses of travel between Washington, D.C., 
        and the State of Alaska, and within the State of Alaska, for 
        such personnel as the Clerk may specifically designate and 
        authorize to travel in connection with their official duties as 
        clerical assistants in the aforementioned offices.

        The resolution was agreed to.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The Speaker received written requests from 
Mr. Begich's staff for appointment of additional interim staff to 
handle constituent problems in Alaska pending election of a new 
Representative. (Mr. Begich had been elected at-large.) In one letter, 
Mr. Begich's administrative aide requested he be authorized by 
resolution to hire additional interim staff. The Speaker decided to 
confer that authority upon the Clerk of the House, who was also 
empowered to make pay adjustments pursuant to the five percent cost-of-
living adjustment available as of Jan. 1, 1973.


                       

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 5. Announcement of Death; Accounting for Vacancies

    The death of a Member (including the Speaker) and often of

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other House officers or officials, is generally, but not invariably, 
announced by the Member with the longest continuous service, also known 
as the dean, of the deceased's State delegation.(1) This may 
be done in a one-minute speech, customarily before the business of the 
day or in between recorded votes. A Member, again usually the dean of 
the State delegation, may choose to inform the House of the death of a 
Senator, in which case, it will be done in the same manner. However, 
with modern communication devices providing almost immediate 
notification of death and the varied circumstances of death, the formal 
announcement of the death on the floor may be bypassed in favor of 
consideration of a resolution of sympathy. When a Senator or a Member 
of the House dies, a copy of the resolution of sympathy informing of 
the death will be messaged to the other body.(2)
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            See also Sec. 5.5, infra, where the death of former Speaker 
        Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (MA) was announced by the ranking 
        Republican of the Massachusetts delegation.
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    Pursuant to a rule adopted in the 108th Congress, in the event of a 
vacancy in the Office of Speaker, including one as the result of death, 
a designated Member acts as Speaker pro tempore until the election of a 
Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.(3) Presumably one of this 
Speaker pro tempore's first acts would be to announce the death of the 
Speaker. Before the 108th Congress, upon the death of a Speaker, the 
Clerk would convene the House and announce the Speaker's death, and 
would preside until a new Speaker was elected.(4) The 
announcement which initiates further procedures as a mark of respect 
will still be that of a Member, traditionally the senior member of the 
State delegation of which the Speaker had been a Member.(5)
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 4. See Sec. 4.2, supra.
 5. See 6 Cannon's Precedents Sec. 265, which reads as follows: 
        ``Recently it has been the general, though not the universal 
        practice, to designate as Speaker pro tempore during eulogies 
        on a deceased Member, the dean of the State delegation 
        regardless of party affiliation.''
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    Whenever possible, the death of a Member will be announced at the 
next convening of the House after the death has occurred, or on the day 
of the death itself if the House is in session.(6)
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    Upon the death of a President or former President, the House

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will normally be informed by Presidential message,(7) 
although the House has been informed of the death of a former President 
by proclamation.(8) The Acting Chief Justice of the United 
States will inform the House by letter of the death of the Chief 
Justice.(9) A Member from the home State of an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court will likely be the person to announce such 
a death to the House.(10)
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    The death of a Cabinet Member may be announced by a 
Member.(11) However, notification of the death of a Cabinet 
Member or Secretary of one of the branches of the Armed Forces has also 
on occasion been conveyed by proclamation.(12) The deaths of 
officers and officials of the House are often announced by Members 
affiliated with their Home states.
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    The circumstances of a death and the schedule of the Congress are 
not always such that an orderly and timely announcement is possible. 
The death by assassination of President John F. Kennedy presents an 
interesting example.
    President Kennedy's death in Dallas, Texas, was announced to the 
Nation at 1:30 p.m., CST (2:31 EST) on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. The House 
had adjourned from Thursday, Nov. 21, 1963, to Monday, Nov. 25, 1963. 
On Nov. 22, 1963, notice of the shooting having been informally 
received in the Senate, that body recessed at 1:55 p.m. (EST) ``pending 
developments'' and subject to the call of the Chair. At 2:10 p.m. (EST) 
the Senate reconvened. On the appearance of a quorum, a prayer for the 
President was offered and at 2:20 p.m. (EST),(13) the Senate 
adjourned until Monday, Nov. 25, 1963. Thus, neither body was in 
session when the death of the President was announced to the 
Nation.(14)
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14. After President Kennedy's death, President Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) 
        addressed a joint session of Congress on Nov. 27, 1963, to 
        deliver his tribute to the late President and affirm his 
        intentions to continue the policies set by his predecessor. See 
        109 Cong. Rec. 22838, 22839, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
            When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died, Rep. Alben 
        W. Barkley (KY) unofficially announced the death to the Senate 
        on Friday, Apr. 13, 1945. The Senate proceeded to agree to a 
        resolution of sympathy, which was messaged to the House and 
        constituted the only official announcement of President 
        Roosevelt's death the House received, prior to President 
        Truman's message to the House and Senate in joint session on 
        Apr. 16, 1945. See 91 Cong. Rec. 3389, 3390, 79th Cong. 1st 
        Sess.

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    The flying of the United States flag at half-staff represents both 
a symbolic announcement that a death has occurred and a symbolic 
tribute. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-
staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States 
government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a 
mark of respect to their memory.(15)
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        Senator, Proclamation No. 7688, June 30, 2003, 68 Fed. Reg. 
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    By statute,(16) the flag is flown at half-staff 30 days 
from the death of the President or of a former President; 10 days from 
the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired 
Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Cabinet, a former Vice 
President, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader 
of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Majority Leader 
of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives; and on the day of death and the following day for a 
Member of Congress. By Presidential proclamation,(17) the 
flag is flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval 
vessels of the Federal Government in the State, congressional district, 
territory, or commonwealth of such Senator, Representative, Delegate, 
or Commissioner, respectively, from the day of death until interment.
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    In the 108th Congress, clause 5 of Rule XX was changed to codify 
the long-standing practice that the whole number of the House of 
Representatives was changed whenever a vacancy by death, resignation, 
expulsion, disqualification, or removal arose.(18) The 
change provided that the Speaker announce the adjustment to the House 
and that such an announcement not be subject to appeal.(19) 
The change also provided that in the case of a death, the Speaker may 
lay before the House such documentation from Federal, State, or local 
officials as he deems pertinent.(20)
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20. Id.
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    The change in the rules was part of a number of recommendations 
from a bipartisan Continuity

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of Congress Working Group that was formed after the terrorist attacks 
of Sept. 11, 2001, to study ways to ensure that the legislative branch 
continued to function in the event that a terrorist attack or other 
catastrophe killed or incapacitated a large number of Members. The co-
chairmen of the Working Group submitted their recommendations for 
changes to the rules in this area to the Committee on Rules in the 
107th Congress for potential inclusion in the opening day rules package 
for the 108th Congress.(21) The rule merely codifies the way 
the House has tacitly dealt with changes in its whole number in the 
event of a death of a Member with the addition of a formal announcement 
by the Speaker. The rule also provides that such an announcement is not 
subject to appeal and that the Speaker may lay before the House 
pertinent documentation about the death of a Member. These additional 
steps were added in hopes of streamlining the process for establishing 
a quorum in the event that a large number of Members are 
killed.(22)
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        2002 (extension of remarks of Rep. Christopher Cox [CA]).
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Death of President or Former President

Sec. 5.1 The Speaker laid before the House a message from the 
    President, announcing the death of former President Ronald Wilson 
    Reagan.(1)
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    On June 8, 2004,(2) the following message from President 
George W. Bush was laid before the House by the Speaker:(3)
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 2. 150 Cong. Rec. 11752, 108th Cong. 2d Sess.
 3. J. Dennis Hastert (IL).

                             To the Congress of the United States:

        By this Message, I officially inform you of the death of Ronald 
    Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States.
        Ronald Reagan was a great leader and a good man. He had the 
    confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with 
    character, the grace that comes with humility, and the humor that 
    comes with wisdom.
        Through his leadership, spirit, and abiding faith in the 
    American people, President Reagan gave our Nation a renewed 
    optimism. With his courage and moral clarity, he enhanced America's 
    security and advanced the spread of peace, liberty, and democracy 
    to millions of people who had lived in darkness and oppression. As 
    America's President, he helped change the world.

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        The sun has now set on Ronald Reagan's extraordinary American 
    life. Just as he told us that our Nation's best days are yet to 
    come, we know that the same is true for him.

                                                   George W. Bush.

                                    The White House, June 8, 2004.

Sec. 5.2 The Speaker laid before the House a message from the 
    President, announcing the death of former President Richard M. 
    Nixon.

    On Apr. 25, 1994,(1) the following message from 
President William J. Clinton was laid before the House by the Speaker 
pro tempore:(2)

 1. 140 Cong. Rec. 8451, 103d Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery (MS).

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                             To the Congress of the United States:

        It is my sad duty to inform you officially of the death of 
    Richard Milhous Nixon, the thirty-seventh President of the United 
    States.
        Born in 1913, he was first elected to the Congress in 1946, a 
    member of that historic freshman class of World War II veterans 
    that also included John F. Kennedy. He was elected to the Senate in 
    1950, and served two terms as Vice President of the United States 
    between 1953 and 1961. His career in the Congress coincided with 
    the great expansion of the American middle class, when men and 
    women from backgrounds as humble as his own secured the triumph of 
    freedom abroad and the promise of economic growth at home.
        He remained a visible presence in American public life for over 
    half a century. Yet through all those years of service to his 
    country, in the military, in the Congress, in the Presidency, and 
    beyond, he cherished his life as a private man, a family man. He 
    was lovingly devoted to his wife, Pat, to their daughters Patricia 
    Cox and Julie Eisenhower, and to his four grandchildren.
        His lifetime and public career were intertwined with America's 
    rise as a world power. His faith in America never wavered, from his 
    famous `kitchen debate' with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev 
    through all of the debates that followed. We Americans and our 
    neighbors abroad will always owe him a special debt for opening 
    diplomatic doors to Beijing and Moscow during his Presidency, and 
    his influence in world affairs will be felt for years to come.
        Richard Milhous Nixon lived the ``American Dream.'' Now, he 
    rests in peace.

                                               William J. Clinton.

                    The White House, April 22, 1994.(3)
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 3. See 119 Cong. Rec. 1838, 1839, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 23, 1973, 
        where the Speaker laid before the House a message from 
        President Richard M. Nixon announcing the death of former 
        President Lyndon B. Johnson; 115 Cong. Rec. 8099, 91st Cong. 
        1st Sess., Mar. 31, 1969, where the Speaker laid before the 
        House a message from President Nixon announcing the death of 
        former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; and 119 Cong. Rec. 28, 
        93d Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 3, 1973, where the Speaker laid 
        before the House a communication from the Acting Secretary of 
        State, transmitting a Proclamation of the President announcing 
        the death of former President Harry S Truman during the sine 
        die adjournment of the preceding Congress.

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Supreme Court Justice

Sec. 5.3 The Chair laid before the House a communication from an 
    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court informing the House of the 
    death of William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United 
    States.(1) A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the 
    House.
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        where Speaker Sam Rayburn (TX) laid before the House a 
        communication from the Honorable Hugo L. Black, Senior 
        Associate Justice and Acting Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme 
        Court regarding the death of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone; 
        and 100 Cong. Rec. 10, 83d Cong. 2d Sess., regarding the death 
        of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. See also Ch. 36, supra.
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    On Sept. 6, 2005,(2) the House adopted a resolution of 
sympathy in recognition of the death of the Chief Justice of the United 
States Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist:
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        Sec. 11, supra.
            There was no funeral committee appointed for Chief Justice 
        Rehnquist. His body lie in state in the Great Hall of the 
        Supreme Court from Sept. 6, 2005, until his funeral on Sept. 7, 
        2005, conducted at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Matthew 
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        Mr. [Tom] DeLAY [of Texas]. Madam Speaker, I offer a privileged 
    resolution (H. Res. 422) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 422

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable William H. Rehnquist; Chief Justice 
        of the United States.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the late Chief Justice in their 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and to the Supreme Court and transmit a copy of the 
        same to the family of the late Chief Justice.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Chief 
        Justice.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Speaker

Sec. 5.4 Pursuant to a rule adopted in the 108th Congress, in the event 
    of a vacancy in the Office of the Speaker, including one as a 
    result of death,(1)

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     a designated Member acts as Speaker pro tempore until the election 
    of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.(2) The Speaker pro 
    tempore announces the death of the Speaker.
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 1. Speakers of the House who have died while in Office: Michael C. 
        Kerr (IN), Speaker from Dec. 6, 1875 until his death on Aug. 
        19, 1876; Henry T. Rainey (IL), Speaker from Mar. 9, 1933 until 
        his death on Aug. 19, 1934; Joseph W. Byrns (TN), Speaker from 
        Jan. 3, 1935 until his death on June 4, 1936; William B. 
        Bankhead (AL), Speaker from Jan. 4, 1936 until his death on 
        Sept. 15, 1940; and Sam Rayburn (TX), from Sept. 16, 1940 
        through Jan. 3, 1947 and again elected on Jan. 5, 1955 until 
        his death on Nov. 16, 1961.
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Sec. 5.5 Prior to the 108th Congress, when a Speaker died during his 
    term of office, a Member from the Speaker's home State sometimes 
    informed the House officially of the death, following the Clerk's 
    announcement of a vacancy in the Office of Speaker and the election 
    of a successor.

    A Speaker's term ceases with the end of a Congress, while the 
Clerk, by tradition, continues in office until the election of new 
officers. Thus, the function of presiding over a new session of 
Congress falls to the Clerk until a Speaker is elected.(1)
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    Only after the election of Speaker, swearing-in of Members, and 
attendance to other initial procedures, was the death of Speaker Henry 
T. Rainey, of Illinois, announced to the House. The Dean of the House, 
Adolph J. Sabath, of Illinois, made the announcement and the following 
resolution was offered and agreed to:(2)
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            Speaker Rainey died in St. Louis, Missouri, on Aug. 19, 
        1934, following the adjournment of the first session of the 73d 
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                              House Resolution 23

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound 
        sensibility and sorrow of the death of Henry T. Rainey, Speaker 
        of the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third Congress.
            Resolved, That in the death of the Hon. Henry T. Rainey the 
        United States has sustained an irreparable loss.
            Resolved, That this House, of which he was a distinguished 
        Member and leader, unite in honoring his sterling character, 
        and ability, probity, and patriotic motives which illustrated 
        his public career and the grace and dignity which marked his 
        intercourse with his fellow citizens.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        deceased.

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        The resolution was agreed to.

 Former Speaker

Sec. 5.6 The death of former Speaker John W. McCormack was announced to 
    the House by the ranking Democrat of the Massachusetts delegation.

    On Dec. 1, 1980,(1) the ranking Democrat of the 
Massachusetts delegation, Mr. Edward P. Boland, announced the death of 
former Speaker McCormack:
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        Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, may I . . . call to the attention of 
    the House the passing of one of our most distinguished Americans, 
    the late Speaker of the House, John W. McCormack.(2)
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 2. See also 114 Cong. Rec. 5728-42, 90th Cong. 2d Sess., Mar. 7, 1968, 
        where the death of former Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (MA) 
        was announced to the House by the ranking Republican of the 
        Massachusetts delegation, William H. Bates; and 113 Cong. Rec. 
        31393-95, 90th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 7, 1967, where the death 
        of former Speaker and former Vice President John Nance Garner 
        (TX), was announced to the House by O. Clark Fisher (TX) the 
        Representative of the district where he resided at the time of 
        his death.
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 Member

Sec. 5.7 The announcement of the death of a sitting Member is normally 
    the prerogative of the senior member of the deceased's party in his 
    State delegation in the House.

    On Oct. 1, 2002,(1) Rep. Neil Abercrombie, the only 
other Member than the deceased from Hawaii, was recognized to announce 
the death of Rep. Patsy T. Mink.
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        (Mr. ABERCROMBIE asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute.)
        Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, it is very difficult for me to 
    grasp that I would be standing here this evening to announce to the 
    House, with the most profound regret, that our dear friend and 
    colleague Patsy Mink has passed away.
        I know there are many Members who wish to express their 
    respects to John Mink and Wendy Mink, Patsy's husband and daughter, 
    and to share with other Members and perhaps those who are observing 
    our proceedings the measure of their feelings for Patsy and about 
    her.
        So at the proper time, Mr. Speaker, which I believe is after 
    the votes which will be called, I will call up a resolution 
    expressing the sorrow of the House of Representatives upon her 
    death and offer the opportunity for such Members as would like to 
    speak to indicate to the House their feelings on this most sad, 
    profoundly sad, occasion.

    On Oct. 10, 2000,(2) Rep. James L. Oberstar, the senior 
Democrat

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of Minnesota, announced the death of Rep. Bruce Vento, of Minnesota.
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        (Mr. OBERSTAR asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute.)
        Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, with great sadness, a sense of 
    personal loss and loss to this House, I take the well to announce 
    that at 11:20 this morning, our colleague, Congressman Bruce Vento, 
    succumbed to mesothelioma, asbestos-induced cancer of the lung and 
    peritoneal cavity.
        Bruce, in his 12th term, served the people of his district 
    nobly, with dignity, with passion, with purpose. He championed the 
    needs of the homeless, the voiceless, the voteless, those who could 
    not do for themselves. He was an advocate for working people. He 
    voted consistently and worked vigorously and strenuously, to 
    champion the cause of organized labor in this body. He brought a 
    balance to all that he undertook, and with a science teacher-like 
    care for fact and detail, he pursued his causes with only the 
    greatest of dignity and of skill.
        My prayers go out to his wife Sue, to his children, to his 
    constituents. I thank the Reverend Chaplain for the prayer for 
    Bruce and for his family. I ask all of our colleagues to join their 
    prayers with those of the Vento family.

    On Apr. 12, 1994,(3) Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli, the senior 
Democrat from Kentucky, was recognized to announce the death of Rep. 
William H. Natcher, of Kentucky.
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        (Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty to officially 
    report to the House the passing of our dear friend and esteemed 
    former colleague, Congressman William H. Natcher, the chairman of 
    our Committee on Appropriations.
        Bill died during the recess period, on March 29, in his 84th 
    year. We who served with him, in my case for 24 years, in the 
    delegation, we knew him to be what everyone knew him to be, an 
    esteemed gentleman, a courtly man, a master of the legislative 
    process of the House, and a devoted American and devoted father/
    husband/grandfather.
        When we had the memorial service at the Eastwood Baptist Church 
    in Bowling Green on the 6th of April and when we who were in the 
    congregation--and I thank my colleagues who could attend with us--
    when we heard the statements rendered by the pastor of the church, 
    Dr. Bridges, by our esteemed Speaker, Mr. Foley, by the President 
    of the United States and by a longtime family friend and boyhood 
    pal of Bill's, only then did even I, who had known him for a long 
    time, realize the full dimension of this human being, the full 
    breadth and the full depth of him as a human being.
        It is because of that giant reach of this man that his death 
    and his passing leave a tremendous void here in this House and, of 
    course for us in the Kentucky delegation, a particular void.
        So, in order to help fill that void, we will have a special 
    order, which will be promulgated and noticed to all the Members who 
    wish to take part in

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    order that we, each of us, might be able to put in the Record our 
    feelings about this great individual. But suffice it today to say 
    that his like will not soon pass our way again.

Sec. 5.8 The death of a Member was announced to the House by a leader 
    of the Member's party.

    On July 16, 1999,(1) Richard A. Gephardt, Democrat of 
Missouri, the Minority Leader, announced the death of Rep. George E. 
Brown Jr., Democrat of California.
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        (Mr. GEPHARDT asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty to inform the 
    Members that we have lost this morning our dear friend from 
    California, George Brown, who died in Washington, D.C.
        Our prayers and our thoughts are with his family and his 
    friends and neighbors and constituents. He has been a constant 
    friend to all of us on both sides of the aisle. He has been a 
    dedicated public servant and he gave a great, great deal of his 
    life to this body and to his constituents.
        I would like to ask us now to rise and have a moment of silence 
    in his memory.

    On Aug. 2, 1993,(2) Robert H. Michel, Republican of 
Illinois, the Minority Leader, announced the death of Paul B. Henry, 
Republican of Michigan.
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        (Mr. MICHEL asked and was given permission to address the House 
    for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I will shortly be offering a 
    resolution with respect to our departed friend, Paul Henry. May I 
    simply, in the Chaplain's presence, thank him for the subject of 
    his prayer as we began today's session.

    On Sept. 6, 1989,(3) Richard A. Gephardt, the Majority 
Leader, and Newt Gingrich, of Georgia, the Minority Whip, announced the 
death of two Members, Rep. Mickey Leland, of Texas, and Rep. Larkin 
Smith, of Mississippi, each having died during the August recess.
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        (Mr. GEPHARDT asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute.)
        Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield such time as 
    he may consume to the minority whip, the gentleman from Georgia 
    [Mr. Gingrich].
        Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, let me thank my colleague for 
    yielding, and just say that I rise for our side of the aisle to say 
    that during the break we lost two colleagues, both in the pursuit 
    of their duty, both seeking to serve mankind, and that all Members 
    will remember the gentleman from Texas

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    [Mr. Leland] and the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Smith] and 
    that we appreciate very much the leadership taking this moment to 
    begin the session by recognizing these two very fine colleagues and 
    Members whose memories will live on for a very long time in this 
    body.
        Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I ask 
    that all Members, with heavy hearts and bowed heads, let Members 
    remember the service and contributions of the gentleman from Texas 
    [Mr. Leland] and the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Smith] with a 
    moment of silence, and ask on behalf of both parties and all 
    Americans, that we stand and have this moment of silence.
        (A moment of silence was had.)

Sec. 5.9 The death of a Member was announced to the House by a Member 
    other than a Member of the State delegation.

    On Dec. 8, 2000,(1) Rep. James E. Clyburn, of South 
Carolina, was recognized to announce the death of Rep. Julian C. Dixon, 
of California.
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        (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute.)
        Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I wish at this time to make an 
    announcement that is very tough for me to make. We just received 
    word that our colleague Julian Dixon of California has passed. I 
    wish at this time for the House to stand at ease and for all of us 
    to stand in silence and in our own way pray for him and his family 
    and this body.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Rep. Clyburn and Rep. Dixon were long-time 
friends and members of the Congressional Black Caucus.(2)
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        where the death of Rep. Bill Emerson (MO) was announced to the 
        House by Rep. G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery (MS), on a pro forma 
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 Former Member

Sec. 5.10 The Speaker recognized a Member from Massachusetts for one 
    minute to announce the death of a former Member of the House from 
    that State.

    On Nov. 6, 2001,(1) Rep. Richard Neal, of Massachusetts, 
was recognized to announce the death of former Member Edward P. Boland, 
of Massachusetts.
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        (Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to 
    address the House for 1 minute.)
        Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I have the sad 
    responsibility this evening of reporting to this Chamber that a 
    very distinguished former Member of this institution, Edward P. 
    Boland, died on Sunday evening.
        Ed Boland served in this House for 36 years with distinction as 
    a member

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    of the Committee on Appropriations and as a chairman of the House 
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He served in an 
    institution that he revered. He represented the people of western 
    and central Massachusetts with distinction. He was a patriot of the 
    highest order and an individual who loved the notion that politics 
    had meaning in American life.

    On Oct. 6, 2000,(2) Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky, of 
Illinois, announced the death of former Member Sidney R. Yates, of 
Illinois.
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        (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute.)
        Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a very sad 
    announcement. Congressman Sidney Yates died last night.
        Those who loved the arts, who cherish the environment, who 
    struggle for human freedom and dignity lost a hero. Many of us, 
    many of you lost a very dear friend, a true gentleman in this body 
    for 48 years.
        There will be an opportunity at a later time for those who are 
    moved to pay tribute to Sid to speak on this floor, and details 
    about arrangements will be provided to all Members as soon as they 
    are available.

Senator

Sec. 5.11 The death of Senator John H. Chafee, of Rhode Island, was 
    announced to the House by the Majority Leader.

    On Oct. 25, 1999,(1) Richard K. Armey, of Texas, the 
Majority Leader, announced the death of Senator John H. Chafee.
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        (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House 
    for 1 minute.)
        Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, today is a sad day for a great many 
    people, not the least of whom are our colleagues in the other body 
    for their loss of their colleague, Senator John Chafee, and I would 
    like to take a moment and just express the sympathies of the House 
    of Representatives to our colleagues in the other body and to 
    Senator Chafee's family and his constituents for that loss.

Sec. 5.12 The death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, of New York, was 
    announced to the House by the dean of the New York delegation in a 
    one-minute speech before the business of the day.

    On June 6, 1968,(1) Mr. Emanuel Celler, of New York, 
received unanimous consent to address the House for one minute. He 
officially informed the House of Senator Kennedy's death. The Senator 
died early that morning of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin.
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        Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the

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    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker and ladies and gentleman of the House, 
    it is with a sense of profound shock that I rise to announce the 
    death of Robert Francis Kennedy from the State of New York. Senator 
    Kennedy died at 4:44 a.m. this morning.
        Mr. Speaker, this young man, this concerned man, this man of 
    profound peace, this man of grace, of gift, and wisdom was foully 
    murdered.

 Cabinet Officer

Sec. 5.13 The death of the Secretary of Labor was announced by a Member 
    of the House.

    On June 10, 1948,(1) Mr. Henry M. Jackson, of 
Washington, announced the death of the Secretary of Labor, the 
Honorable Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
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        Mr. JACKSON of Washington. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy 
    heart that I announce the death of the Secretary of Labor, Hon. 
    Lewis B. Schwellenbach. He passed away this morning at 4:40 at 
    Walter Reed Hospital.

 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sec. 5.14 The Majority Leader announced to the House the death of the 
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover.

    On May 2, 1972,(1) Mr. Hale Boggs, of Louisiana, 
requested and received permission to address the House for one minute 
and to revise and extend his remarks.
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        Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, the Nation is saddened today upon 
    learning of the passing last evening of a great American, J. Edgar 
    Hoover, for over half a century the Director of the Federal Bureau 
    of Investigation. . . .
        In behalf of all the Members I extend to all who were 
    associated with him, and to his family, the sympathy which we all 
    feel at this sad moment.

 Military Officials

Sec. 5.15 The death of Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda, Chief of Naval 
    Operations, was announced by a Member of the House.

    On May 16, 1996,(1) Rep. John P. Murtha, of 
Pennsylvania, was recognized to speak out of order in

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the Committee of the Whole and announced the death of Admiral Jeremy M. 
Boorda.
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        (By unanimous consent, Mr. Murtha was allowed to speak out of 
    order.)

          moment of silent prayer for chief of naval operations, adm. 
                                jeremy m. boorda

        Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Chairman, I would ask the House to rise and 
    join me in a moment of silent prayer for Admiral Boorda, who 
    apparently either shot himself accidentally or intentionally.
        Admiral Boorda was one of the finest naval officers that I have 
    ever known; a person who came up through the ranks, and all of us 
    had so much admiration for, and who has done so much for this great 
    country over the years. The Navy and the country is a better place 
    because of his fine service, and I would ask that we would bow our 
    heads for a moment of prayer.
        Amen.
        The CHAIRMAN.(2) A final period of general debate is 
    now in order. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Hobson] and the 
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Sec. 5.16 The death of the Secretary of the Navy was announced by 
    proclamation of the Secretary of State.

    On July 10, 1939,(1) Mr. Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, 
asked unanimous consent to have printed in the Congressional Record the 
proclamation issued by the Secretary of State on July 7, 1939, 
announcing the death of the Secretary of the Navy, Claude Swanson. The 
proceedings were as follows:
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        There being no objection, the proclamation was ordered to be 
    printed in the Record as follows:

                                 To the people of the United States:

        Claude Augustus Swanson, Secretary of the Navy, died at his 
    camp on the Rapidan River, in the Shenandoah National Forest, on 
    the morning of Friday, July 7, 1939, at 6 minutes after 8 o'clock.
        Greatly loved by those who were privileged to know him, and 
    widely honored for his many years of faithful public service, this 
    distinguished member of the President's Cabinet will be mourned 
    throughout the Nation. . . .
        As an expression of national mourning, the President directs 
    that the flag of the United States be displayed at half mast until 
    sunset of the day of interment on all public buildings and at all 
    military posts and naval stations and on all vessels of the United 
    States.
        By direction of the President.

                                                     Cordell Hull,

                                               Secretary of State.

        Department of State.

                                         Washington, July 7, 1939.

 House Officers

Sec. 5.17 In the absence of the senior member of the delegation from 
    the State of the deceased, another Member of

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    that State announced the death of the Sergeant at Arms.

    On July 8, 1953,(1) Rep. Louis E. Graham, of 
Pennsylvania, announced the death of the Sergeant at Arms, William F. 
Russell.
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        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
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        Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, in the absence of the dean of the 
    Pennsylvania delegation, Hon. Richard M. Simpson, it becomes my sad 
    duty to announce the death of our Sergeant-at-Arms, William F. 
    Russell. Mr. Russell entered on his duties here as a member of our 
    official force at the beginning of the 76th Congress. He came here 
    with the late James Wolfenden first as minority Sergeant at Arms 
    and then in the 80th Congress, he was appointed Sergeant at Arms. 
    At the beginning of this Congress, again he was appointed Sergeant 
    at Arms of the House. It so happens one of our colleagues, Hon. 
    Benjamin F. James served with him a number of years. I only want to 
    say this, no more kindly, courteous and efficient man ever served 
    in these Halls than William F. Russell. He was solicitous of the 
    Members -- of all the Members irrespective of party affiliation. I 
    sometimes wonder if we who are so busily engrossed in our duties 
    and responsibilities here realize and appreciate the fine courtesy 
    and unqualified service that men such as William Russell give to 
    us. He was always willing and anxious to be of service to Members 
    on both sides of the aisle.
        In the passing of this good man, we extend our sympathy to his 
    family, his wife, and his children. May his soul rest in peace.

Sec. 5.18 The death of the Chaplain of the House was announced to the 
    House by the Member representing the district where the Chaplain 
    was born.

    On Feb. 23, 1966,(1) Mr. Stanley L. Greigg, of Iowa, was 
recognized by special order to announce the death of Reverend Bernard 
Braskamp, Chaplain of the House.
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        Mr. GREIGG. Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, it was with a 
    great deal of sadness that I am called upon today to announce to 
    you the sudden death of our beloved Chaplain, the Reverend Bernard 
    Braskamp. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Braskamp was born in Alton, Iowa, a 
    small farm community in my district of northwest Iowa. . . .
        I join with all of the Members of the House of Representatives 
    extending to the immediate family our deepest sympathies.

 Former House Officers and Officials

Sec. 5.19 The death of a former Clerk of the House was announced to the 
    House by the Minority Leader.(1)
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Sec. 5.20 The death of the former Chaplain of the House was announced 
    to the House by the Speaker.

    On Sept. 5, 2001,(1) the Speaker,(2) in a 
one-minute speech, announced the death of the former Chaplain, James 
David Ford.
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 1. 147 Cong. Rec. 16381, 107th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. J. Dennis Hastert (IL).
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        (Mr. HASTERT asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. HASTERT. . . .
        It is . . . my very sad duty to announce to the House the death 
    of our Chaplain Emeritus, James David Ford on August 27, 2001. Jim 
    Ford had been the beloved Chaplain of the House for 21 years, from 
    1979 until his retirement in the year 2000. A memorial ceremony 
    honoring Chaplain Ford's life and his service to this House will be 
    held on Tuesday, September 11, at 1 p.m. in the Cannon Caucus Room. 
    I extend my personal condolences to Chaplain Ford's family and his 
    many friends during this time of bereavement.(3)
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 3. The memorial service for Rev. Ford was postponed because of the 
        terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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    On July 29, 2002,(4) the remarks in tribute to Dr. Ford, 
including a transcript of remarks at a memorial service in his honor, 
were carried in the Congressional Record:
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 4. 148 Cong. Rec. 15215-19, 107th Cong. 2d Sess.
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           A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF DR. JAMES DAVID FORD

                                 ______
                                 

                               speech of

                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2002

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, Chaplain Jim Ford had a positive influence on 
every member of the House of Representatives, and I was privileged to 
know him and grateful to have his friendship for nine years. As 
Chaplain, Jim had the rare quality of being able to relate to everyone 
regardless of religious affiliation or background. As a friend, he was 
there for anyone needing help through life's inevitable ups or downs. 
As a family man, his loving and accomplished wife and children are a 
testament. As a human being, he had an exuberant zest for living and 
caring, for adventure, for knowledge, and for jokes.
  When I had surgery for prostate cancer, Jim visited me in the 
hospital. He was a survivor himself, and his humor and his 
irrepressible positive attitude filled the room. My wife and I were 
fortunate to have traveled with Jim and Marcy in the Middle East and in 
Europe, where we had the benefit of Jim's companionship and his vast 
store of historical anecdotes. He had an impressive understanding of 
the world's three great religions centered in Jerusalem. Although Jim 
was modest about his eloquent daily prayers in the House of 
Representatives, it is the wish of his many colleagues and friends that 
they should be published. Chaplain Ford's prayers covering 21 years are 
a powerful commentary on the spirit of the people's House through times 
of tranquility and turmoil. They are prayers for all people in all 
seasons and form a rich legacy for generations to come.

PRELUDE:

    Mrs. Judy Snopek, Pianist.

INVOCATION:

    The Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, Chaplain, United States House of 
Representatives.
    REVEREND COUGHLIN: Members and staff and friends, today we gather 
to remember, memorialize and celebrate the life and service of Dr. 
James David Ford as Chaplain to the House of Representatives for over 
21 years. I wish also to acknowledge the Parliamentarian, Charlie 
Johnson, and Reverend Ron Christian, both very close friends to Dr.

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Ford, for their efforts to assure this event would happen after the 
cancellation of the memorial service first planned for September 11. 
That tragic event affected all of us and only deepened the pain of our 
loss of Jim Ford when terrorism robbed us even of the freedom to 
assemble and grieve as well as thank God for this gifted pastor, 
counselor and friend of so many here in the House which he loved so 
much and which was honored by his years of faith-filled service. We are 
indebted also to the Honorable Jeff Trandahl and the Clerk's office for 
their detailed arrangements for today.
    As the first Lutheran pastor to serve in the House as Chaplain, Dr. 
Ford was rooted in the Word, and so I thought it only fitting to begin 
with a short reading from Saint Paul:
    If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his 
own Son, but handed him over for us all, will he not also give us 
everything else along with him? Who will bring a charge against God's 
chosen ones? It is God who acquits us who will condemn. It is Christ 
Jesus who died, rather was raised, who also is at the right hand of God 
and indeed intercedes for us all. What will separate us from the love 
of Christ? Languish or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness 
or peril or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer 
overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that 
neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor present 
things nor future things, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any 
creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ 
Jesus our Lord.
    So as we begin, let us call to memory first impressions, wisdom 
sayings, poignant moments and compassion and joyful laughter which he 
usually left with us.
    Let us pray for Jim Ford.
    Lord God, you chose our brother James to serve your people as a 
minister and so share the joys and burdens of their lives. Look with 
mercy on him and give him the just reward of his labors. Continue to 
console his family and all those he loved. Grant him now the fullness 
of life promised to those who preach your good news, your holy gospel. 
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen. We would like now to hear 
from a good friend.

REMARKS:

    The Honorable Charles W. Johnson III, Parliamentarian, United 
States House of Representatives
    CHARLIE JOHNSON: Mr. Speaker, I am honored to be here today as 
Jim's friend representing the staff. As Jim used to say, ``Johnson, you 
never were invited to be a public speaker because you couldn't if you 
were.'' He said, ``All you can do is this.'' ``This'' means whisper and 
``this'' means hit the mute button at the same time.
    Last year around this time, my beloved predecessor, Bill Brown, 
passed away. There was a Quaker gathering for Bill in Lincoln, 
Virginia. It was a beautiful service. Jim used to commend Quaker prayer 
hour to the House on occasion, not publicly, but there were long 
periods of silence and then I felt so inspired to talk about Bill's 
public service and I said, Bill never lobbied for anything, except for 
one resolution, and that was on January 15, 1979, the opening of the 
96th Congress, when the new Chaplain had just been elected and the new 
Chaplain was going to be the first full-time Chaplain and he had five 
children and the word came down, although Bill didn't know and had not 
met the new Chaplain, that he needed a pay raise. So the 
Parliamentarian took it upon himself to make sure the floor was clear 
of all potential objectors and at the appropriate time H. Res. 7 came 
up, called up by Jim Wright on January 15 and, boom, the Chaplain's 
salary was tripled. I mentioned that at Bill's Quaker meeting. And some 
further period of quiet intervened and Chaplain Ford, retired, was in 
the congregation. He stood up and said, ``I was the recipient.'' It was 
the spontaneity of it. It was not orchestrated. I don't think he can 
orchestrate Quaker meetings, at least for that event, but there he was 
Chaplain in 1979 and befriending people left and right.
    He had his own separate chaplaincy right at the rostrum of the 
House. I will allude to certain little anecdotes as I go along here. 
But come 1985, 6 years into his chaplaincy, it was his 53rd birthday. 
Tip O'Neill was proud to sponsor a resolution, we called it House Res. 
53, and he handed it to him from the rostrum. The resolution would have 
amended rule VII to read as follows. Rule VII is now somewhere else as 
a result of recodification, but don't ask me where. The resolution 
would have said, ``The Chaplain shall attend at the commencement of 
each day's sitting of the House and shall open the same with prayer, 
and shall personally attend, without benefit of guest Chaplain, at the 
adjournment of each day's sitting of the House, including all special 
orders, and close the same with a benediction.''
    Here is a photograph of two people a lot younger. Jim Ford, this is 
H. Res. 53, there is a preamble, a series of ``whereas'' clauses 
explaining why it was necessary to require the first full-time Chaplain 
to stick around full-time. His predecessors, Bernard Braskamp and Ed 
Latch, were part-time, lovely, wonderful ministers to the House but 
they weren't full-time. But here was Jim Ford full-time. Tip was 
lobbying for this. And so this picture was taken. On it, it says, 
``Charlie, would you buy a used prayer from this man?'' Addressed, 
``Best Wishes, Jim Ford, July 25, 1985.''
    Jim Ford never wanted his prayers printed as his predecessors' 
prayers had been in a little document because he felt some of them were 
used. He would grab a psalm or a hymn, he did hundreds of prayers and 
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weren't always original, but they were always meaningful. That was why 
he never had his prayers printed.
    But then that ministry at the rostrum as I talked about it, we 
started to lobby for support of House Resolution 53 and that lobbying, 
and I think some Members past and present, Mr. Speaker, got wind of 
this, so would Members support this resolution, and it was almost 
unanimous. Everyone felt that a full-time Chaplain should be there to 
do a personal benediction. You can't rely on guest chaplains for that, 
with one exception, and I will never forget when I asked Henry Gonzalez 
whether he would support it, the champion of special orders, he said, 
``No, that is my definition of cruel and unusual punishment.'' I won't 
forget that.
    That banter at the rostrum was not just for the fun of it but it 
was a ministry in and of itself, and there are folks here today, and I 
am here as a spokesperson for the people at the rostrum and other 
employees in the Capitol whose lives were enriched every day by Jim's 
presence. He was a larger-than-life person in a lot of ways. But the 
great thing about it, he had this self-deprecating humor about this 
adventurous part of him and he could laugh at himself. By doing that he 
would make everyone else's life richer. The power to laugh at yourself 
was embodied in Jim Ford.
    For example, he had this proclivity to jump off ski lifts 
backwards. There was a Parade, one of those Sunday Parade insertions in 
the Washington Post that Tip O'Neill happened to notice. The next day 
the Chaplain offered the prayer. No sooner was that prayer over but the 
Chaplain was walking off, ``Hey, Monsignor, come over here.'' 
``Monsignor'' was Chaplain Ford. He said, ``I never knew you were such 
a wacko.'' Direct quote from Tip O'Neill. The microphone was on. So 
from that day on, he was Wacko to some of us.
    And then his trans-Atlantic sail. You have all heard about his 
adventures to sail the Atlantic. He said, ``Johnson, are you a 
sailor?'' I said, ``No.'' He said, ``Well, let me take you out on the 
Chesapeake and I'll show you how to sail.'' So he and Bill Brown and 
myself went out. It was a windy day. He got on his boat. He put on this 
engineer's cap. Peter, you remember, who he sailed the Atlantic with. 
Suddenly this gust of wind comes up, boom, the hat is gone forever and 
the sail is ripped. It was in our first half-hour. He spent the rest of 
the day getting his sail sewn up. It could have been very humiliating 
for him, but he saw the humor in it. It just was the way he could laugh 
at himself during this adventurous part of his life.
    Then in his later years, he flew ultralight airplanes, as some of 
you know. He would always brag, ``I'm the only one in our group who 
hasn't crashed yet.'' And one day 2 years ago, Bill Brown and I and our 
wives would celebrate New Year's Eve at Bill's log cabin. I said, 
``Jim, why don't you fly over, and I'll just kind of tell people that 
you're going to do a flyover of Bill's farm on New Year's Day.'' He 
said, ``All right.'' So we went out. I said, ``Let's go out for a 
walk.'' It's New Year's morning, we are out there, I don't hear 
anything. It's a beautiful 1st of January. Someone said, ``Charlie, 
forget it. He's not coming. The dream is over.'' Just then this sound 
of an ultralight. He had to come across Dulles airspace to get to 
Bill's farm. He had said he didn't want to land because it would 
disturb the neighbors. Bill had 300 acres. He didn't know how to land. 
But he showed up. He showed up and he dipped his wings as a token of 
friendship.
    And then there were these civility retreats to which some of you 
Members, Ray and others, have attended. He would come in on a 
motorcycle or on horseback, and there was this one video that he showed 
of himself emerging from the statuary in Statuary Hall, as if he were 
one of the statues, intoning the history of the House of 
Representatives. He showed me this video. He knew I was just going to 
laugh and laugh at it, that he would subject himself to this kind of 
thing. And I said, ``What would Will Rogers have said to you, Jim, in 
Statuary Hall?'' He thought that was very funny.
    In a more serious way, he was a listener. He used to say, ``Text 
without context is pretext.'' He would come up and sit on the floor of 
the House during 1-minutes and guest chaplains by the hundreds would 
come and he would be with them. Then he would spend a lot of time with 
them after they had preached. And then he would come back after 
listening to some very provocative 1-minutes and he would come back and 
sit on the rostrum with me day in and day out, and we would just kind 
of try to pull together the thoughts that these guest chaplains might 
have had, what their impressions were of the House, and then the theme 
of the day and the personalities involved in the 1-minutes. He could 
bring to me a context of the humanity of the House viewed from his own 
eyes and from the eyes of visiting clergy. It was a tremendous sense of 
inspiration when he did that for me.
    But what I really want to honor today, and I think we all do, is 
really the way Jim brought a modern chaplaincy to the House. As the 
first full-time Chaplain, he was available. He may not have always been 
here for a benediction, but he was here into the evenings, and he would 
come onto the floor and he would be available to Members. He always 
said, ``You know, Johnson, you'll never get that resolution through on 
the benediction.'' I said, ``Why?'' ``Because I have 218 votes.'' I 
said, ``Well, how do you know that?'' And he pulled out a red book and 
that book had the names of his appointments, past, present and future. 
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in that book. He said, ``I've got names. I've got enough on these 
various names in this book that they will never support this 
resolution.''
    Chaplain, you saw that red book. Every time he held it up, I got 
the message. But his pastoral, his being a pastor to Members and staff 
was the modern chaplaincy, full-time, in confidence, a priest-penitent 
relationship, the full confidentiality of it where he could say things 
to me that wouldn't reveal a confidence but would give me a better 
perspective.
    His notion of inclusiveness. He loved to have people from other 
faiths or from no particular faith be part of a dialogue with himself. 
Not many people know this. I see a couple. He did pretty well on the 
honorarium circuit. Every one of those honorarium checks as far as I 
know went to the Luther Place homeless shelter. Thousands of dollars. 
Thousands of dollars. Very generous. He never mentioned it.
    In a very personal way, obviously you can tell we were friends, but 
he at my behest went to a place called Camp Dudley in Westport, New 
York, 13 summers to preach. It is the oldest boys camp in the country. 
He would go up and do a great sermon for young boys on the shores of 
Lake Champlain in an outdoor chapel. His recurring theme, he would talk 
about adventure and all this, was the attitude of gratitude. I remember 
that little saying that he would use, and when he used it with young 
people it was especially impressive, but the fact that he went 13 
years, and one time he came in on a motorcycle cross-country with Peter 
just to be there. He knew he had to be there. He started in Washington 
State, came across country, but he was there, bearded and all. Just 
wonderful.
    And so let me just close by remembering his final days, days of 
obvious distress for him, but there was a tree planting on the Capitol 
grounds in August of last year.
    Speaker Hastert arranged it. It was a hot day. It was about 98 
degrees. His whole family was there. It was wonderful.
    There was a little reception afterwards. Then I went away for a 
couple of weeks, and while we were away, we learned that he passed 
away. I got back, and on my desk was the most beautiful letter of 
thanks from Jim.
    And so on behalf of all the employees, rostrum, police force, the 
folks whom he counseled during that terrible shooting, I am here as a 
staffer to honor Jim and the way he brought a true chaplaincy which 
lives to this day to the House of Representatives.

REMARKS:

    The Honorable Martin Olav Sabo, United States House of 
Representatives
    MR. SABO. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Leader, family and friends of Chaplain 
Ford, wasn't that beautiful?
    The rest of us, I think, should really sit down, because that 
really captured Jim Ford.
    I came here as a freshman in 1979. I immediately read someplace 
that there was a new Chaplain being appointed. He was from Minneapolis. 
I didn't recognize the name. I wondered, who knows? It's great. I've 
never heard of him, I don't know anything about him, but pretty soon I 
got to meet this wonderful person.
    He had some flaws. He was a Swede. I'm Norwegian. He went to 
college with his Swedish background. I went to college with a Norwegian 
background. But everything that Charlie said about him, that ski jump 
really does exist. The park is still there. I discovered he grew up in 
Northeast Minneapolis. His name, family name, originally was Anderson 
and sometime along the way it changed to Ford. He always told me if his 
ancestors would have kept Anderson, he would have been a Member of 
Congress, not I. He came from Northeast. I always reminded him he came 
from up on the hill, not down in the valley where the real Democrats 
were.
    But I got to know just this wonderful person. Charlie really 
captured that zest of life that he had. It was unique. I think that is 
what caught the attention of all of us. He was clergy but he most 
certainly wasn't pompous or self-righteous. He related to all of us. I 
suppose in some ways for me, despite the fact that he was a Swede, we 
were both still Midwestern Lutherans, and it was rather easy and simple 
to do. On the other hand, I watched in amazement his relationship with 
the totality and the diversity of the House. He was there. From the 
minute he walked in he was probably the most beloved member around the 
House, and I think that is accurate. I think the membership just had 
tremendous respect for him as an individual, but also as a clergy and 
knowing that they could visit and talk to him about whatever might be 
bothering them in life and they knew that with this exuberant, zesty 
person, that whatever that relationship was, it was very professional. 
He was a pro who really enjoyed life. I suppose for most of us when it 
simply came down to it, he was most fundamentally a friend.
    So today, to the family, to everyone, I would simply say we 
remember Jim Ford as somebody who was the ultimate pro, somebody who 
had a life of public service, who thoroughly enjoyed life but 
ultimately, most important, was simply a friend to all of us.

REMARKS:

    The Honorable Lois Capps, United States House of Representatives
    Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Leader, Peter, Sarah, family and 
friends, today as we celebrate the life of Chaplain Jim Ford, we are 
thankful to God and to his family for sharing him with us, with our 
beloved House, with a grateful Nation. There are many family 
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Jim Ford a very special person to the Capps family and these 
connections go back to 1959.
    Reverend Sodergren, Marcy Ford's father, was the pastor of a 
Lutheran church in Portland, Oregon. One September morning over 40 
years ago, Walter and I arrived at his doorstep. The good reverend was 
exasperated because we were late even though the hour was very early. 
We were tardy in picking up his son, Marcy's brother Jack. He and 
Walter were to drive together across the country to Augustana Lutheran 
Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois. Only when we explained that we had 
just that very morning, only a few minutes earlier, become engaged did 
Reverend Sodergren's countenance soften into a congratulatory smile. 
And when my husband came to Washington with the 105th Congress and met 
Marcy's husband, the two became fast friends.
    Walter loved Jim, as I did and do, as one does a brother or a 
lifelong friend. And when Sarah called me with the sad news of Jim's 
death, I confessed that my first thought was that he and Walter are now 
having a fine time telling Lars and Oley jokes. They are livening the 
proceedings in heaven just as they did on the House floor. In fact, Jim 
told several of those corny jokes when he spoke at Walter's memorial 
service in 1997. And so it goes without saying that following the death 
of my husband and then my daughter, Chaplain Ford ministered to me and 
to my family, to Walter's and my staff with utmost compassion, strength 
and sensitivity. I learned in a very personal way the importance of the 
Chaplain to the House of Representatives, and thus I was honored to 
serve on the Speaker's search committee with my colleagues who are here 
to find a new Chaplain and was reminded time and time again during that 
process of the incredible skills that Jim Ford brought to his job.
    On November 10, 1999, it was my privilege to help manage H.Res. 373 
to appoint Reverend James David Ford as Chaplain Emeritus of the House 
of Representatives. I described him with these words: ``He has infused 
this House with spiritual strength in times of triumph and in times of 
tragedy. He has spent countless thousands of hours providing pastoral 
care to Members and staff who desperately need his guidance. He has 
taught us to respect and to nurture the diversity of our own religious 
faiths and in doing so has reminded us that one of our Nation's 
greatest strengths is our religious pluralism.''
    Looking back, it is somewhat unsettling to realize that I intended 
to use this quotation on September 11, the original date of that 
service. Oh, well. I know how we all wished that we had Jim Ford to 
shepherd us through that horrible day and its aftermath. He would have 
calmed our fears, he would have made us strong so that we could 
confront our Nation's challenges, and he would have ensured that our 
justifiable rage did not turn into hatred and intolerance.
    I will also never forget what Jim said at Walter's memorial 
service. He quoted Martin Luther who said, ``Send your good men into 
the ministry but send your best men into politics.'' Our Chaplain was 
both. He was a good man. He was the best of men. He walked the delicate 
and yet vital line between faith and public life, between religion and 
politics. He did this with unparalleled skill and devotion.
    I have wanted to reach out to Marcy as one widow to another to 
share with her some of Jim's words of remembrance and prayer which he 
shared at Walter's memorial service. He wrote them about Walter, and so 
I am going to give them back with a heart full of sadness and respect 
and love, and I will insert Jim's name where he put Walter's. I very 
vividly remember the Chaplain saying these words on that day at the Old 
Mission in Santa Barbara:
    ``Ceremonies such as we have today are for the living and the 
lessons we can learn from our friends. God has already given to James 
David all of the good gifts of everlasting life. He is in good hands. 
There is a Bible verse from Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number 
our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.'Jim did so much with his 
days, his time here on Earth and in this Congress. He was so at home 
here in the House, so enthusiastic about doing the work of being a 
Chaplain. No one knows how many days or years we will be given but we 
can heed the words of scripture and make the best use of our time. `So 
teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.' James 
David Ford gained a heart of wisdom and we all benefited from his great 
and wise and loving heart.''
    And then Jim prayed this prayer, so I will now pray it for him:
    ``We commend our friend and colleague to you, O gracious God, and 
we do so in thanksgiving. We are grateful for his presence in our lives 
and for the light that he gave us as a father, a husband, a 
grandfather, as a teacher, and as our beloved Chaplain. We saw the 
light of his spirit and we were drawn to him in such a special way. How 
blessed we have been and how grateful we are. Amen.''
    Thank you.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE:

    Mrs. Judy Snopek, Pianist

REMARKS:

    The Honorable Richard A Gephardt, Democratic Leader United States 
House of Representatives
    Mr. GEPHARDT: On behalf of all the Members, we want to say to the 
Ford family how sorry we are that Reverend Ford has died and passed 
from our presence and that you have lost him. We also want to celebrate 
his life, because we think that is what today is really about. I 
enjoyed all of the speeches;

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they were wonderful. I expected good speeches from Members of Congress; 
I didn't quite expect what we got from the Parliamentarian. When he did 
it, I realized I had never heard him speak in public, other than ``say 
this, do that.'' It has been a while since I have been able to get that 
from him, but we are working on it. But I thought he caught the essence 
of Reverend Ford as well as it can be done. I would note, Charlie, that 
that speech is well over 5 minutes; but nobody stood up, and there was 
no Parliamentarian to call you into order.
    We are here today as the family of the House of Representatives. We 
have not only the present Speaker of the House, but two illustrious 
former Speakers of the House who are here, and lots of others who have 
a myriad of connections with this place. I have been here a quarter of 
a century now. Time flies when you are having fun. And I must tell you, 
I am more in awe of the institution every day than the first day I got 
here, and I know every Member here feels the same way. This is a place 
where the hopes and dreams, expectations, grievances of 260 million-or-
so people get channeled on a daily basis, for us to sort all of that 
out and make decisions on their behalf.
    I am often saying that politics is a substitute for violence. I 
used to get snickers at that and even some laughing; and in recent 
days, as we see suicide bombers blowing themselves up, people being 
assassinated around the world, we know better, that that really is what 
it is. That is the magic ingredient of this place. It takes a lot of 
human effort to allow this institution to do what it is supposed to do.
    Jim Ford was an important part of that mix that allows the House to 
do its work and to do it as successfully as it is done. First of all, 
he obviously had this wonderful sense of humor. It was kind of what I 
always recognized was the sparkle in his eyes when he would come up to 
you on the floor and tell you some kind of silly joke that he had that 
he thought was pretty funny. Sometimes it was, usually it wasn't, but 
what the heck. It was the glistening in his eyes and the way he got 
tickled himself about what he was saying that made it fun. And humor 
can lubricate and get you over any tough place that you are in, and he 
used it as well as I have ever seen it done.
    He also understood that we all got elected by half a million or so 
people, but that we are just people, the same kind of people you would 
find anywhere in the United States; the same problems, the same 
difficulties, the same failures, the same high moments that anybody 
else has; and that we need spiritual help and guidance and counseling 
and to have a friend as much as anybody else. He provided that 
friendship, that advice, that council, that help, that human caring 
that Members often desperately need. He may have had a book, Charlie, 
and he may have even had names in it; but he did this for 21 years, and 
I don't know of a time ever that any of the information that he was 
entrusted with got out anywhere. He was totally in your confidence. He 
was there to help you, not to do anything else.
    Finally, he, in every day of his life, I think exuded what I have 
come to believe day by day as the most important power in life, and 
that is simple human love. He really cared about other people and, in 
truth, loved people, all people. He exuded that and demonstrated that 
every day.
    Probably the most important thing any of us leave behind are our 
children, and probably there is no greater reflection of who we are and 
how we live our lives than the way our children live their lives. In 
the last years, we in the House, a lot of us, got to know Peter Ford 
because as part of the diplomatic security service, he wound up on some 
of our trips to foreign countries providing security as we went into 
sometimes some difficult places. He was there on a number of trips that 
Speaker Gingrich and I got to take together, and we both got to know 
him pretty well. And if our children are a guide to how we lived our 
lives, Jim Ford lived his life as well as it can be done, because Peter 
Ford, in my view, exemplifies all of the values that Jim Ford was 
really about.
    We were going to do this on September 11. I am glad we got to do 
it. If we face grave difficulties since September 11, and we do, then 
it is right for us to remember Jim Ford, because it is going to take 
the kind of behavior and the kind of values that he represented for us 
to meet the challenges for America that are represented by September 
11. We are sorry. We celebrate his life with you, and we thank God that 
we were given Jim Ford for such a long time.

REMARKS:

    The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker, United States House of 
Representatives
    Mr. HASTERT: Well, you learn a lot of things sometimes at these 
memorials. As a matter of fact, I didn't know that the Parliamentarian 
and the Chaplain assessed people's 1-minutes every day. Mr. Leader, I 
think it is probably--what were they saying about the leadership's 
antics on both sides of the aisle? So I am sure that they had a great 
deal of enjoyment with that.
    You know, Reverend Ford opened the House every day with a prayer. 
He was a man that you would find in the hallways telling a story, 
commiserating with Members and staff, more staff than I thought. But 
anyway, every day you would see him on the House floor at all hours of 
the day and night when we were there, and you saw him every Thursday 
morning in the prayer breakfast that the Congress has. He was a 
participant. That is where I probably got to know him best, because he 
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the Fox Valley and being in Illinois in my district, and he knew the 
places and some of the people; and he even knew my old uncle who was a 
Norwegian Lutheran minister in Illinois. But he was always telling 
those stories too, stories about Norwegians and Swedes, and the 
Norwegians never won. I am not sure why.
    He would also love to talk about Minnesota; and he talked about 
West Point, a place that he loved and the men and women that served 
there and the people that he got to know, and the young chaplains that 
came up underneath him and who he brought along the way and now have 
churches and ministries of their own.
    But I remember his prayers on the House floor. His prayers were 
like poetry. They were lyrical. They touched the soul. And they made 
all of us think about what our duties were and responsibilities as 
citizens and as leaders.
    When Jim told me that he was going to retire, I knew that the 
opening of each session wouldn't be quite the same. Jim Ford was an 
institution in an institution. He was part of the family, and he was an 
important part of that family.
    We all know about Jim Ford's sense of adventure, of sailing and 
flying and motorcycling and all of these things that, as a matter of 
fact, he entranced a lot of Members in his stories about these things; 
and he actually did them. We know about his love of sailing and 
motorcycle riding, and we also know that Jim was also a compassionate 
soul who worked hard to minister to the Capitol Hill family. Really, 
when it comes down to it, his friendship and his antics and the things 
that he did and the stories he told endeared himself to Members of this 
Congress, to people that he worked with every day. He broke down those 
barriers that sometimes you find in these political places, sometimes 
the things that stop us from really talking about how we really feel 
about things and our real appreciation for people.
    Through his many years of service, he touched many lives, providing 
spiritual guidance to Members and staff of all religions and political 
persuasions. I remember first as a Speaker and in leadership, one thing 
that happens, you get to go to a lot of funerals; and Jim was always 
there, and he always had a kind word and a special story. He knew every 
Member of this Congress. He knew their strengths, and he knew their 
weaknesses.
    Jim Ford was a Lutheran minister, and he had an amazing gift of 
delivering a positive message that resonated with people of all faiths. 
He often told me the story over and over again of how Tip O'Neill used 
to call him Monsignor just because he wore the collar, and he thought 
that maybe Tip really didn't know. I think maybe Tip really did know.
    We will always remember Jim Ford as a charming and an honest man 
who dedicated himself to God, and he dedicated himself to this Congress 
and its work with people. He served this body with the utmost 
distinction. His loving spirit will live in the hearts of all of our 
lives that he touched.
    I think it is fitting and, Peter, I would like to ask you to come 
up here for a second; and I would like to present to you a flag that 
was flown over this Capitol in honor of your father and a letter to 
your mother.


         Words of Appreciation From the Family and Benediction

    REVEREND CHRISTIAN: Mr. Speaker and Mr. Leader, first, on behalf of 
the family, I too wish to thank you and certainly Charlie, as has been 
mentioned, for providing this opportunity. I think it is the case that 
all of you, all of us, needed a time where we could just be together, 
think here, repeat here. I suspect that each one of you could tell a 
story or two; and the biggest, hardest task of this whole event 
probably for you, Charlie, as well as some of the rest of us who had 
time for conversation, Jeff, to be sure as well, was how many speeches 
of course to make.
    You have heard the stories, and there are many more that could be 
said. But I am here as a representative, which I surely cannot do and I 
understand that, but I am here as a representative of the family just 
to bring a few closing remarks on behalf of them to all of you.
    Mr. Leader, you did speak very kindly and strongly about Peter as 
the son of Jim Ford, and I only wanted to add to that that each one of 
the members of the family is an equal to Peter. I have had the great 
opportunity to be a friend of the family for 25 years and indeed have 
had a chance to share frequently with Jim Ford, even on the House 
floor, as I have participated with the opening prayers periodically.
    So on behalf of the Ford family, let me say that I know they 
appreciate and offer to all of you their deep and abiding thanks for 
your love and for your concern which you have shown during these last 
months in many different ways, each one appropriate and each one 
received gratefully. But also, they want to thank you, and I know that 
is certainly true from Mrs. Ford, Marcy, one and all, to thank you for 
the joy and the happiness and the laughter and the fun that you all and 
so many others provided Jim through the years, and through Jim and, 
therefore, to the family.
    Speaking of the family, isn't it wonderful to have Hannah here, 
sitting on the floor who will, one day, undoubtedly in the great oral 
tradition of our own family lives, bring forth the stories of the man 
we gather here to remember and to honor and to give thanks.

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    The family was all here on September 11, and you need to know that. 
They came from all over the country and all over really from many parts 
of the world; and of course many, almost all, of course, are not here 
today for many obvious reasons. But two of the family, direct family 
members, are Peter and Sarah; and I know you carry with you the 
thoughts, the spirit in your hearts of your sisters, spouses, 
grandchildren, and certainly your mother who is visiting one of those 
children and grandchildren this very day in Brussels.
    So they thank you; and on behalf of them, I wish to bring those 
thanks to you. Peter is here and Peter did receive the honor of the 
flag and the letter; but maybe, is there anything you would like to add 
or just say to the group?
    MR. PETER FORD: Yes. I do want to say thank you all for coming. You 
loved my father, and he loved you all. My father was a giver. He loved 
a couple of things about this place. He loved religion, of course. You 
were his flock. He didn't have a church. He always talked to Pastor 
Steinbrook, because he had a church. He said he was always down there 
for churches. He felt like he was in a command post here. You were his 
flock, and also the fact that he loved democracy. When he would go out 
and speak, I would try to come along with him as often as possible, 
because he was gone a lot at night. I loved to hear him when he talked 
about religion, and then afterward he would talk about democracy and 
talk about the rancor of this place and the debate, and he would talk 
about loudness. And he thought this was a very honorable profession to 
be up here.
    If you are ever up at West Point, Rear Admiral Carrigan up at West 
Point, and he is buried 30 feet, 30 yards--the many people he buried in 
the 1960s during the Vietnam War. So it was sort of interesting to see 
that. If you see the 2-hour special on West Point, they interviewed him 
and he talks about MacArthur coming up; and at the beginning, they show 
my father's face, and they go into the West Point cemetery, and he is 
buried in plot 34. So if you are ever up there, that is interesting.
    He loved you all. Thank you for being very nice to him. This is 
closure, and we do appreciate it as a family. After September 11, we 
didn't feel that it was appropriate, so we are glad this happened. I 
did learn something myself today. My father always told me he didn't 
want to print his prayers because he wanted to save taxpayer money. But 
I wish he would have printed them, because right now they are going 
through the whole house, and my mother saved every prayer. Every day he 
would bring home the Congressional Record and she would tear it out, 
and she would put them all in one place. I wish he would have printed 
them.
    I want to say thank you very much. You were his flock. If my father 
came back right now, my family, we are a totally loving family, and we 
wouldn't have one question for him. We would just be happy that he was 
back, but we will see him some day. So thank you from him.
    MRS. SARAH FORD STRIKE: I am Sarah Ford Strike, and I just got 
married just 4 weeks ago, so I am still getting used to my last name. 
But I am the youngest of the five kids, and again I want to say thank 
you very much for putting this together. You have all been so honorable 
to us and to our family, because after September 11, we thought since 
there are so many other tragedies in this world, let us not do this, we 
will honor our dad in our own special way; and you all are very nice to 
continue this, and we appreciate that.
    My mom is in Brussels visiting our sister Marie and her family, so 
she is not here today. But I want to say that we are his family; but 
you are also his family, because you made his past 21 years here so 
happy. He didn't tell us about his counseling and his times of need 
with people, but he did tell us about the friendships; and that is what 
made us happy. He would come home, and it was just great.
    Being five kids, almost all of us working in the District, we were 
able to come and visit Dad from time to time, and we would just laugh 
because you could not get five feet in the hallway without him stopping 
and talking to somebody. It didn't matter who you were or what you did. 
He knew everybody by name, and that is what I just hope that I have 
that gift, because he would just say, just remember something about 
that person; and it just was so special and such an intimate 
conversation, and then we would walk five more feet and we would get 
stopped again. So we cherish that.
    We miss his bad jokes and we miss his humor, and we love him very 
much; but we are very happy because who we are is because of our dad. 
And we are happy that he is healthy and happy. I know he is up there. I 
got married, and at our wedding his spirit was with us. If you ever saw 
him at the White House balls or somewhere, he danced very badly, and he 
would do this; and I know he was up there doing the same thing, and I 
know he is doing it now; and I know he is happy as can be. So thank you 
from our family.
    REVEREND CHRISTENSEN: Just to bring this then to a close, Mr. 
Speaker, you did talk about the fact that you remember Jim Ford's 
prayers. I would like to ask us now to stand, and I am going to read 
the last prayer that Jim Ford gave at the House of Representatives. 
These are those words of his final prayer, and then I will conclude 
with the benediction. Let us pray:
    ``We are grateful, O merciful God, that you are with us wherever we 
are and whatever we do. We know that Your spirit gives us forgiveness 
for the ways of our past, direction

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for the path ahead, and the comforting assurance that we are never 
alone. We gain strength from the words of the Psalmist: be still and 
know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the 
earth, the Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. 
May Your good word, O God, be with all Your people and give them the 
peace and confidence that You alone can give. In Your name we pray. 
Amen.''
    The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon 
you and be gracious unto you. The Lord give up His countenance upon you 
and give you peace.
    Amen.


                            A WONDERFUL MAN

(By Stephen Horn)

Thursday, May 9, 2002

    Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon we honored a Celebration of 
the Life of Dr. James D. Ford, the Chaplain Emeritus of the House of 
Representatives.
    When we traveled to meeting with the delegations of the European 
Parliament, we found that Jim was a very fine companion. Jim Ford was a 
great teacher. When we met diplomats and officers, Jim was able to 
lighten up some of us who were stressed from negotiations and 
differences among various factions.
    Jim was a fine scholar of the Bible. When we were in Israel, Jim 
was well versed in three of the great religions which are in Jerusalem. 
Before Chaplain Ford came to the House, he had been for 18 years as the 
Chaplain of the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a 
result of his experiences at West Point, he knew about youth and how 
they grow to be leaders for our country. When a delegation of the House 
met with General Wesley Clark, the Supreme Commander of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]. When the General met the Chaplain 
there was a warm hug. We saw a four star General, but, Dr. Ford 
remembered him as the very bright senior who was President of the Bible 
Society during Clark's senior year at West Point.
    Dr. Ford was an effective counselor of members that work hard and 
often needed to be working with people under stress.
    One of Jim's great adventures was when he and three volunteer 
cadets from West Point navigated a boat with sails, guided by the 
stars. The waves tossed the small boat in the North Atlantic Ocean. It 
was a great experience.
    Jim was a people-person. When colleagues had medical operations at 
the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Jim would come out to see us. He 
brought us cheer. His humor was delightful.
    He will not be forgotten. Our condolences to Marcie, his wife, and 
Peter his eldest son, and the Ford family.

Sec. 5.21 The death of the former Parliamentarian of the House was 
    announced to the House by the Member who represented the district 
    of the deceased.

    On June 5, 2001,(1) Rep. Frank R. Wolf, of Virginia, 
announced the death of William H. Brown, former Parliamentarian, a 
resident of his district.
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        (Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House 
    for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include 
    extraneous material.)
        Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I am saddened today to announce to our 
    colleagues the passing on May 27 of William Holmes Brown, who 
    served as parliamentarian of the House from 1974 to 1994. He was 71 
    years of age. Not only did I have the pleasure of working with Bill 
    Brown in the House, but I was also privileged to be his 
    Congressman. He lived at Oakland Green Farm in Lincoln in Loudoun 
    County, Virginia, property which had been in the family for more 
    than eight generations.
        Bill began his service in the Parliamentarian's Office in 1958 
    when he was appointed Assistant Parliamentarian by Speaker Sam 
    Rayburn. In 1974, he was named to the position of Parliamentarian 
    by Speaker Carl Albert. He succeeded the legendary Lewis Deschler, 
    with whom he had collaborated in volumes of ``Precedents of

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    the House of Representatives,'' referred to in the House as the 
    Deschler-Brown Precedents. During his years in the House, he served 
    under six Speakers. Besides Speaker Sam Rayburn and Carl Albert, he 
    served under John McCormack, Tip O'Neill, Jim Wright, and Tom 
    Foley. He retired from the House in 1994.
        During his service in the House, he worked to develop 
    parliamentary projects in newly emerging democratic republics in 
    Eastern Europe, participating in seminars and training programs for 
    representatives of other national legislative bodies. After he 
    retired as Parliamentarian in 1994, he worked for the Agency of 
    International Development on a parliamentary development project in 
    the Ukraine.
        Members today can thank Bill Brown and thank his staff, many 
    here today, for organizing the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
    moving it into the Computer Age and making the House precedents 
    available online for all to access.
        Bill was the ultimate professional and dedicated public 
    servant. He was held in the highest regard by Members on both sides 
    of the aisle because his work reflected his dedication to the 
    proposition that the rules of the House should be applied and 
    enforced without political considerations.
        Bill was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He was a 1951 
    graduate of Swarthmore College and received his law degree from the 
    University of Chicago. He served on active duty in the Navy from 
    1954 to 1957 and then served in the Naval Reserve from 1954 to 
    1974, retiring as a lieutenant commander.
        He was director of the Conversations at Oatlands organization 
    and the Loudoun Museum and a member of the Catoctin Farmers Club 
    and Goose Creek Friends Meeting.
        On behalf of the House, and on behalf of Members on both sides 
    of the aisle, and on behalf of Members who served here many, many 
    years ago, Madam Speaker, we send our deepest sympathies to Bill's 
    wife of 30 years, Jean Smith Brown, and their daughter, Sara Holmes 
    Brown.(2)
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 2. Rep. Wolf also inserted letters in the Congressional Record 
        regarding Mr. Brown's retirement from former Minority Leader 
        Robert H. Michel (IL) and Speaker Thomas S. Foley (WA). Id. at 
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 Foreign Dignitaries

Sec. 5.22 The death of Mother Teresa was announced to the House by the 
    Majority Whip.

    On Sept. 5, 1997,(1) Tom DeLay, of Texas, the Majority 
Whip, was yielded the floor to announce the death of Mother Teresa, 
humanitarian and Nobel Prize winner.
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        Mr. [Vic] FAZIO of California. Reclaiming my time, I yield to 
    the gentleman from Texas, the majority whip, [Mr. DeLay].

                  announcement of the passing of mother teresa

        Mr. DeLAY. I was just informed that Mother Teresa passed away. 
    I would ask that we suspend for a moment of silence in the memory 
    of Mother Teresa, who has done so much for so many people around 
    the world.

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        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Members will rise. The 
    House will recognize the passing of Mother Teresa with a moment of 
    silence.
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Sec. 5.23 The Chairman of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of 
    the Committee on Foreign Affairs addressed the Committee of the 
    Whole out of order to announce to the House the assassination of 
    Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.

    On May 21, 1991,(1) Stephen J. Solarz, of New York, 
chairman of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, by unanimous consent received permission to speak 
out of order and announced the death of former Prime Minister Rajiv 
Gandhi of India.
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        (By unanimous consent Mr. Solarz was allowed to speak out of 
    order.)
        Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Chairman, I regret to report to the House that 
    Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, was just 
    assassinated in a bomb explosion that went off as he was emerging 
    from his car at a campaign rally about 25 miles south of Madras.
        We do not know at the present time how many other people were 
    killed or who was behind this dastardly deed.
        But I did want to say, as someone who has gotten to know Mr. 
    Gandhi well over the years and who considered him a personal 
    friend, that this is a truly tragic development. . . .
        Mr. [Newt] GINGRICH [of Georgia]. Mr. Chairman, I just want to 
    ask, if it is possible, if we might have a moment of silence on 
    behalf of all Members, for Rajiv Gandhi's family, and for the 
    principles of democracy, which have been so sadly shattered this 
    afternoon.
        I ask for a moment of silence, if this is possible.
        (Moment of silence observed.)


                       

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 6. Resolutions of Sympathy

    It is the practice of the House to adopt resolutions expressing 
sympathy and sorrow upon learning of the death of a Member of Congress 
or other public figure. By custom, a resolution of sympathy on the 
death of a Member has been treated as privileged and debated under the 
hour rule. A copy of the resolution adopted upon the death of a Member 
will be transmitted to the other House and one to the family of the 
deceased. Sometimes, authorization for a committee to make arrangements 
for a funeral will be included in the resolution.
    A sampling of resolutions of sympathy for noted Americans include 
those offered for a deceased President,(1) for a deceased 
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Justice,(2) for an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on 
his death,(3) for a deceased Secretary of 
Labor,(4) on the death of a Speaker(5) or former 
Speaker,(6) for a former Vice President,(7) on 
the death of a Secretary of the Navy,(8) and of a House 
employee.(9) The death of a minority employee(10) 
and various House officers(11) have been similarly noted.
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 2. See Sec. 6.6, infra.
 3. See Sec. Sec. 6.7, 6.8, infra.
 4. See Sec. 6.22, infra.
 5. See Sec. Sec. 6.10-6.12, infra.
 6. See Sec. Sec. 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, infra.
 7. See Sec. Sec. 6.5, 6.13, infra.
 8. See Sec. 6.23, infra.
 9. See Sec. Sec. 6.19-6.21, infra.
10. See Sec. 6.21, infra.
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    The Member who has announced the death of a colleague will usually, 
although not invariably, be the person who offers the resolution of 
sympathy.(12)
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Death of President or Former President

Sec. 6.1 A resolution was adopted by the House on the death of 
    President John F. Kennedy.

    On Nov. 25, 1963,(1) Mr. Abraham J. Multer, of New York, 
offered House Resolution 571. The Clerk read the resolution, as 
follows:
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        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 the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
    Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the late 
    President.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Without objection, the 
    several resolving clauses are agreed to.
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House was not in session on Nov.

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22, 1963, the date of President Kennedy's assassination.

Sec. 6.2 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House on the death 
    of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

    On Apr. 14, 1945,(1) the following resolution was 
offered and agreed to:
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        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution (H. Res. 216) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of the late 
        President of the United States, Hon. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 
        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 15 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 Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        late President.

        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 6.3 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House on the death 
    of former President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

    On June 8, 2004,(1) Tom DeLay of Texas, the Majority 
Leader, offered the following privileged resolution.
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        Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. 
    Res. 663) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 663

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of Ronald Wilson 
        Reagan, former President of the United States of America.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the former President in their 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public 
        and private, of one who served with distinction as President, 
        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 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 applicable accounts 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 
        former President.

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            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the former 
        President. . . .

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The question is on the 
    resolution. . . .
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        So the resolution was agreed.

Sec. 6.4 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House on the death 
    of former President Richard M. Nixon.

    On Apr. 25, 1994,(1) Robert H. Michel, of Illinois, the 
Minority Leader, offered the following privileged 
resolution:(2)
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 2. See also resolutions of sympathy for former President Lyndon Baines 
        Johnson at 119 Cong. Rec. 1839, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 23, 
        1973 (H. Res. 152); for former President Harry S Truman at 119 
        Cong. Rec. 31, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 3, 1973 (H. Res. 14); 
        and for former President Dwight David Eisenhower at 115 Cong. 
        Rec. 8127, 8128, 91st Cong. 1st Sess., Mar. 31, 1969 (H. Res. 
        351).
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        Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. 
    Res. 411) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 411

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of Richard Milhous 
        Nixon, former President of the United States of America.
            Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public 
        and private, of one who served with distinction as 
        Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President, the 
        Speaker shall appoint committees 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 of the provisions of these resolutions, and 
        that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out 
        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 
        former President.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the former 
        President.

Former Vice President

Sec. 6.5 A resolution was adopted by the House upon the death of a 
    former Vice President.

    On Jan. 29, 1979,(1) Samuel S. Stratton, of New York, 
dean of the delegation, offered the following resolution upon the death 
of former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller:
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        Mr. STRATTON. Mr. Speaker, as dean of the New York delegation 
    and

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    on behalf of the majority leader of the House and of the minority 
    leader of the House, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 74) on the death 
    of the Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                   H. Res. 74

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller, former 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 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 memorial 
        service.
            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 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 deceased the House do now adjourn. . . .

        Mr. STRATTON. . . .
        Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question on the adoption of 
    the resolution.
        The previous question was ordered.
        The resolution was agreed 
    to.                          -------------------

                                ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m.), under its 
    previous order and pursuant to House Resolution 74, the House 
    adjourned until Wednesday, January 31, 1979, at 3 p.m.

    Parliamentarian's Note: This was the first instance of a House 
resolution authorizing the appointment of a funeral committee for a 
former Vice President.(2)
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        Res. 951 on the death of sitting Senator and former Vice 
        President Hubert H. Humphrey [MN]); 102 Cong. Rec. 7322, 84th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., May 1, 1956 (H. Res. 491, on the death of 
        sitting Senator, former Vice President, and former Member of 
        the House, Alben W. Barkley [KY]); and 80 Cong. Rec. 1759, 74th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., Feb. 10, 1936 (H. Res. 416 on the death of 
        former Vice President Charles Curtis [KS]).
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Chief Justice

Sec. 6.6 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House on the death 
    of the Chief Justice of the United States.

    On Sept. 6, 2005,(1) the House adopted a resolution of 
sympathy

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in recognition of the death of the Chief Justice of the United States 
Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist:
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            There was no funeral committee appointed for Chief Justice 
        Rehnquist. His body lie in state in the Great Hall of the 
        Supreme Court from Sept. 6, 2005, until his funeral on Sept. 7, 
        2005, conducted at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Matthew 
        the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
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        Mr. [Tom] DeLAY [of Texas]. Madam Speaker, I offer a privileged 
    resolution (H. Res. 422) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 422

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable William H. Rehnquist; Chief Justice 
        of the United States.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the late Chief Justice in their 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and to the Supreme Court and transmit a copy of the 
        same to the family of the late Chief Justice.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Chief 
        Justice.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.(2)
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        Res. 397, on the death of Chief Justice of the United States 
        Fred M. Vinson); and 92 Cong. Rec. 4263, 79th Cong. 2d Sess., 
        Apr. 30, 1946 (H. Res. 607, on the death of Chief Justice of 
        the United States Harlan Fiske Stone).
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 Associate Justice

Sec. 6.7 Upon the death of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 
    the House adopted a resolution expressing sorrow, appointed a 
    committee to attend the funeral, and adjourned as a further mark of 
    respect.

    On July 19, 1949,(1) House Resolution 287 was offered by 
Mr. John D. Dingell, of Michigan, who had been recognized to speak 
about the late Justice Frank Murphy, formerly of Michigan:
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        Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I offer the following resolution (H. 
    Res. 287).
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Frank Murphy, Associate Justice of 
        the Supreme Court of the United States.
            Resolved, That a committee of four Members of the House be 
        appointed to attend the funeral 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 to the Supreme Court and transmit a copy thereof 
        to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair appoints as members of the 
    funeral committee the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Dingell; the 
    gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Rabaut; the gentleman from Michigan, 
    Mr. Woodruff; and the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Shafer.
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        The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the remainder of the 
    resolution.

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        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 (at 12 o'clock and 36 minutes p. m.) the House, 
    pursuant to its previous order, adjourned until tomorrow, 
    Wednesday, July 20, 1949, at 10 o'clock a.m.

Sec. 6.8 A resolution was adopted by the House upon the death of the 
    Honorable Wiley Rutledge, an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme 
    Court.

    On Sept. 13, 1949,(1) Mr. Harry R. Sheppard, of 
California, offered House Resolution 356 and asked for its immediate 
consideration. It was read and agreed to, as follows:
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        Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 356) 
    and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Wiley Rutledge, Associate Justice of 
        the Supreme Court of the United States.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and to the Supreme Court and transmit a copy thereof 
        to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.

 Former Speaker of the House

Sec. 6.9 Upon the reconvening of Congress, a resolution expressing 
    sorrow was adopted for former Speaker Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois.

    On Jan. 3, 1935,(1) Mr. Adolph J. Sabath, of Illinois, 
offered, and the House agreed to, the following resolution:
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        Mr. SABATH. Mr. Speaker, within a very few days after the 
    Seventy-third Congress adjourned the Nation learned with sorrow of 
    the death of a most beloved citizen of the State of Illinois. He 
    was a great statesman and the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives. I therefore offer a resolution, which I send to 
    the Clerk's desk and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 23

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound 
        sensibility and sorrow of the death of Henry T. Rainey, Speaker 
        of the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third Congress.
            Resolved, That in the death of the Hon. Henry T. Rainey the 
        United States has sustained an irreparable loss.
            Resolved, That this House, of which he was a distinguished 
        Member and leader, unite in honoring his sterling character, 
        the ability, probity, and patriotic motives which illustrated 
        his public career and the grace and dignity which marked his 
        intercourse with his fellow citizens.

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            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.

                                     recess

        Mr. [Edward T.] TAYLOR of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I move that 
    the House stand in recess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.
        The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 32 
    minutes p. m.), pursuant to the order heretofore made, the House 
    stood in recess until tomorrow, Friday, January 4, 1935, at 12 
    o'clock noon.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Rainey died in St. Louis, Missouri, 
on Aug. 19, 1934, following the adjournment of the first session of the 
73d Congress on June 18, 1934. This is the second instance where a 
Speaker died while in office. Speaker Michael C. Kerr, of Indiana, died 
on Aug. 19, 1876, after the adjournment of the first session of the 
44th Congress.

 Speaker of the House

Sec. 6.10 A resolution of sorrow was adopted upon the death of Speaker 
    Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee.

    On June 4, 1936,(1) a resolution was adopted upon the 
death of Speaker Byrns. The resolution read as follows:
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                              House Resolution 544

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound 
        sensibility and sorrow of the death of Hon. Joseph W. Byrns, 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Seventy-fourth 
        Congress.
            Resolved, That a committee of four Members of the House be 
        appointed to take order for superintending the funeral of Mr. 
        Byrns in the House of Representatives at such time as the said 
        committee shall fix.
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the remains of 
        Mr. Byrns be removed from Washington to Nashville, Tenn., in 
        charge of the Sergeant at Arms, attended by the committee, who 
        shall have full power to carry these resolutions into effect, 
        and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid 
        out of the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That a committee of 60 Members of the House, with 
        such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
        attend the funeral at Nashville, Tenn. . . .
            Resolved, That as a further mark of respect, this House do 
        now adjourn to such time on tomorrow, June 5, 1936, as the 
        Speaker shall fix.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Byrns died suddenly shortly after 
midnight on June 4, 1936.(2)
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Sec. 6.11 A single House resolution, adopted upon the death of Speaker 
    William B.

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    Bankhead, of Alabama, expressed sorrow at the loss, provided for 
    two funeral committees, authorized payment of certain funeral-
    related expenses, directed the Clerk to transmit copies of the 
    resolution to the appropriate parties; and invited the President, 
    Cabinet, Vice President, Senate, Supreme Court, and other 
    dignitaries to attend the funeral in the House Chamber. This was a 
    departure from the usual practice in the past, whereby invitations 
    would be transmitted in a separate resolution.

    On Sept. 16, 1940,(1) after the death of Speaker 
Bankhead was announced, House Resolution 603 was offered by Mr. Henry 
B. Steagall, of Alabama:
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        Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sensibility 
    and sorrow of the death of Hon. William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the 
    House of Representatives for the Seventy-sixth Congress.
        Resolved, That a committee of four Members of the House be 
    appointed to take order for superintending the funeral of Mr. 
    Bankhead in the Chamber of the House of Representatives at 12:30 
    o'clock p.m. on Monday, September 16, 1940, and that the House of 
    Representatives attend the same.
        Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the remains of Mr. 
    Bankhead be removed from Washington to Jasper, Ala., in charge of 
    the Sergeant at Arms, attended by the committee, who shall have 
    full power to carry these resolutions into effect, and that the 
    necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the 
    contingent fund of the House.
        Resolved, That a committee of 63 Members of the House, with 
    such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend 
    the funeral at Jasper, Ala.
        Resolved, That the Clerk of the House communicate these 
    resolutions to the Senate, transmit a copy thereof to the family of 
    the deceased, and invite the Senate to attend the funeral in the 
    House Chamber and appoint a committee to act with the committee of 
    the House.
        Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of the 
    United States and the members of his Cabinet, the Chief Justice and 
    Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the 
    diplomatic corps (through the Secretary of State), the Chief of 
    Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, the 
    Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of 
    the Coast Guard to attend the funeral in the Hall of the House of 
    Representatives.
        The resolution was agreed to.

Sec. 6.12 Upon reconvening, the House adopted a resolution expressing 
    its sorrow at the loss suffered by the Nation and the House on the 
    death

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    of Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) the first day of the second session 
of the 87th Congress, the House adopted resolutions expressing 
condolences upon the deaths of two Representatives,(2) a 
Senator,(3) and Speaker Rayburn. The resolutions of sympathy 
were offered and adopted in the following order: (1) to Members of the 
House in order of death (except the Speaker); (2) the Senator; and (3) 
the Speaker.
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    The following proceedings took place:

        Mr. [Wright] PATMAN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution, and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 491

            Resolved, That the House has learned with profound 
        sensibility and sorrow of the death of Sam Rayburn, Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives of the Seventy-sixth through the 
        Seventy-ninth, Eighty-first and Eighty-second, and Eighty-
        fourth through the first session of the Eighty-seventh 
        Congress, having served as Speaker more than twice as long as 
        any Speaker in the history of the Congress.
            Resolved, That in the death of the Honorable Sam Rayburn 
        the United States has sustained an irreparable loss.
            Resolved, That this House, of which he was a distinguished 
        Member and leader, unite in honoring his sterling character, 
        the ability, probity, and patriotic motives which illustrated 
        his public career, and the grace and dignity which marked his 
        intercourse with his fellow citizens.
            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.                          -------------------

                                ADJOURNMENT

        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, as a further mark 
    of respect to the memory of the deceased, I move that the House do 
    now adjourn.
        The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 40 
    minutes p.m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, January 11, 1962, 
    at 12 o'clock noon.

Sec. 6.13 A resolution was adopted by the House on the death of John 
    Nance Garner, of Texas, who served as Speaker of the House during 
    the 72d Congress and as Vice President during the first two 
    Presidential terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    On Nov. 7, 1967,(1) after the death of former Speaker of 
the House and former Vice President

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Garner was announced, a resolution was offered and agreed to as 
follows:
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        Mr. [Wright] PATMAN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution, 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 marks of respect the House do 
        now adjourn.

        The resolution was agreed to.

    The Senate adopted a similar resolution at the close of its 
business for the day.(2)
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Sec. 6.14 A resolution adopted by the House on the death of former 
    Speaker Martin provided for adjournment out of respect but did not 
    provide for appointment of a funeral delegation.

    On Mar. 7, 1968,(1) following tributes to the late 
Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts, former Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the following resolution was offered:
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        Mr. [William H.] BATES [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I offer 
    a resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolutions 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 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.(2) The Clerk will report the remaining 
    resolution.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

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

        The resolution was agreed to.

 Member of the House

Sec. 6.15 The announcement of the death of a sitting Member was made by 
    the senior member of the party of the deceased in his State 
    delegation in the House, while the resolution adjourning the House 
    out of respect was offered by the senior member of that entire 
    State delegation at the request of the

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    Member who had announced the death.

    On Feb. 2, 1970,(1) after the House had conducted its 
scheduled business, Chet Holifield, senior Democratic member of the 
California delegation, offered House Resolution 811 at the request of 
H. Allen Smith, senior Republican member of the California delegation, 
who departed the Chamber immediately following his announcement to be 
with the family of the late Glenard P. Lipscomb. The proceedings were 
as follows:
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        Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 811

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Glenard P. Lipscomb, a 
        Representative from the State of California.
            Resolved, That a committee of 50 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 resolutions were agreed to. . . .
        The SPEAKER.(2) . . .
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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 
    to.                          -------------------

                                ADJOURNMENT

        Accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m.), the House 
    adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, February 3, 1970, at 12 o'clock 
    noon.

Sec. 6.16 At the conclusion of a special-order speech eulogizing a 
    Member whose death had been announced earlier that day in the 
    House, a resolution of sympathy was agreed to and immediately upon 
    passage thereof, the House, pursuant to the final provision of the 
    resolution, adjourned as a sign of respect for the deceased Member.

    On Aug. 23, 1965,(1) following eulogies to the late Mr. 
Clarence J. Brown, of Ohio, and just prior to adjournment out of 
respect,

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Mrs. Frances P. Bolton, of Ohio, offered the following resolution:
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        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  H. Res. 539

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Clarence J. Brown, a Representative 
        from the State of Ohio.
            Resolved, That a committee of sixty 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.(2) The Chair desires to state that the 
    Chair will announce tomorrow the names of members of the funeral 
    committee on the part of the House.
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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 (at 1 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m.), the House 
    adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, August 24, 1965, at 12 o'clock 
    noon.

 Member-elect

Sec. 6.17 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House upon the 
    death of Member-elect(1) Robert T. Matsui.
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        Sec. 2.12, supra, and Sec. 8.13, infra. See also 125 Cong. Rec. 
        20, 96th Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 15, 1979 (H. Res. 11, announcing 
        the death of Member-elect Leo J. Ryan [CA] and H. Res. 12, 
        announcing the death of Member-elect William Steiger [WI]); and 
        135 Cong. Rec. 85, 86, 101st Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 3, 1989 
        (announcing the death of Member-elect Bill Nichols [AL]).
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    On Jan. 4, 2005,(2) the following resolution was offered 
and agreed to by voice vote:
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        Mr. [Forney 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

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        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.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(3) The gentleman from 
    California (Mr. Stark) is recognized for 1 hour.
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        Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman 
    from California (Mr. Dreier), pending which I yield myself such 
    time as I may consume. . . 
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                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Mr. 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; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 25 
    minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until 
    Thursday, January 6, 2005, at 11 a.m., in memory of the late 
    Honorable Robert T. Matsui of California.

 Senator

Sec. 6.18 A resolution of sympathy was adopted by the House upon the 
    death of Senate Majority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen.

    On Sept. 8, 1969,(1) Mr. Leslie C. Arends, of Illinois, 
offered House Resolution 532,(2) which the Clerk read as 
follows:
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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.
        The SPEAKER.(3) The Chair appoints as members of the 
    funeral committee the following Members on the part of the House: . 
    . .
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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 (at 5 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m.), under its 
    previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, September 9, 
    1969, at 11:45 o'clock a.m.

 House Doorkeeper

Sec. 6.19 When the Doorkeeper of the House died, a resolution of 
    sympathy was adopted by the House.

    On Jan. 28, 1943,(1) following remarks commending the 
career and personality of the late Honorable Joseph J. Sinnott, 
Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives for 23 years, a resolution 
of condolence was read and agreed to as follows:
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        Mr. [Dave E.] SATTERFIELD, [Jr., of Virginia]. Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. Joseph J. Sinnott, Doorkeeper of the House, 
        and an employee for nearly 55 years.
            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of four Members to attend the 
        funeral services.
            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.

 House Chaplain

Sec. 6.20 The death of the Chaplain of the House, Bernard Braskamp, was 
    announced to the House and a resolution was adopted.

    On Feb. 23, 1966,(1) the death of the Chaplain was 
announced to the House by the Member representing the Chaplain's place 
of birth:
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        Mr. [Stanley L.] GREIGG [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, I send a 
    resolution to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 745

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Bernard Braskamp, D.D., Chaplain of 
        the House.
            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of seven Members to attend the 
        funeral services.
            Resolved, That the necessary expenses in connection with 
        the funeral services be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
        House.

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            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolutions were agreed to. . . .

                                  adjournment

        The SPEAKER.(2) The Clerk will report the remainder 
    of the resolution.
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        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.
        The SPEAKER. The House stands adjourned in memory of our late 
    beloved Chaplain.
        Accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m.) the House 
    adjourned until tomorrow, February 24, 1966, at 12 o'clock noon.

 Former Clerk of the House

Sec. 6.21 The House adopted a resolution on the death of a former Clerk 
    of the House and appointed a committee to attend his funeral.

    On Oct. 20, 1942,(1) the following resolution was 
offered:
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        Mr. [Joseph W.] MARTIN [Jr., of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution (H. Res. 861) and ask for its adoption.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. William Tyler Page, an employee and officer 
        of the House for nearly 62 years.
            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of four Members to attend the 
        funeral services.
            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair appoints the following 
    committee of Members to attend the funeral: Messrs. Cannon of 
    Missouri, Englebright, Eaton, and Robsion of Kentucky.
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    Likewise, on May 23, 1950,(3) Speaker pro tempore John 
W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, recognized Mr. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., 
of Massachusetts, who announced the death of John Andrews, a minority 
employee and former Clerk of the House. Mr. Martin then offered the 
following resolution:
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        Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution 
    (H. Res. 609) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. John Andrews, an employee and officer of the 
        House for more than 30 years.
            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of 10 Members to attend the funeral 
        services.

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            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was unanimously agreed to.

 Cabinet Officers

Sec. 6.22 A resolution was adopted by the House on the death of the 
    Secretary of Labor.

    On June 10, 1948,(1) Mr. Henry M. Jackson, of 
Washington, announced the death of the Secretary of Labor, Lewis B. 
Schwellenbach:
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        Mr. JACKSON of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
    to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my 
    remarks.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Washington?
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. JACKSON of Washington. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy 
    heart that I announce the death of the Secretary of Labor, Hon. 
    Lewis B. Schwellenbach. He passed away this morning at 4:40 a.m. at 
    Walter Reed Hospital. . . .
        Lewis Schwellenbach was a distinguished public servant, a man 
    of sterling integrity and principle. He served his Nation well. The 
    people of my State mourn his loss as do the people of our country 
    as a whole. I personally have lost a good and staunch friend. We 
    join in extending our deepest sympathy to his beloved wife and 
    family.

    Following tributes and intervening business in the House, the 
following resolution was offered:(3)
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        Mr. JACKSON of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution 
    and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution (H. Res. 661), as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow the 
        announcement of the death of Hon. Lewis B. Schwellenbach, late 
        the Secretary of Labor.
            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 (at 5 o'clock and 46 minutes p. m.), under its 
    previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, June 
    11, 1948, at 11 o'clock a. m.

Sec. 6.23 A resolution was adopted by the House on the death of the 
    Secretary of the Navy.

    On May 1, 1944,(1) the following proceedings occurred:
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        Mr. [Adolph J.] SABATH [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H.

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    Res. 523), and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Frank Knox, late Secretary of the 
        Navy.
            Resolved, That a committee of seven Members of the House be 
        appointed to join a committee of the Senate in attending the 
        funeral of the late Secretary of the Navy on behalf of Congress 
        and to take such other action as may be proper in honor of the 
        memory of the deceased and to manifest the respect and 
        appreciation of Congress for his public service.
            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 provision 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 SPEAKER.(2) . . .
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        The occupant of the chair has received an invitation and will 
    attend the funeral in addition to the committee just named.

                                  adjournment

        The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the remainder of the 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

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

        The resolution was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 7 
    minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until Tuesday, May 2, 1944, at 
    12 o'clock noon.

 Israeli Olympic Athletes

Sec. 6.24 By unanimous consent, the House considered, and then adopted 
    by a unanimous record vote, a resolution mourning the deaths of 
    members of the Israeli Olympic team.

    On Sept. 6, 1972,(1) following a 30-minute recess called 
as a mark of respect for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by 
terrorists, the following resolution was offered:
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        Mr. [Emanuel] CELLER [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 1106) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  H. Res. 1106

            Whereas with profound sorrow and deep alarm the House is 
        informed of the events surrounding the killing of eleven 
        members of the Israeli Olympic team participating in the 
        Twentieth Olympiad at Munich, and
            Whereas such actions are to be condemned as inimical to the 
        interests and aspirations of the civilized world, be it hereby
            Resolved, That the United States joins with the world in 
        mourning the loss of Israel's athletes and extends its deepest 
        sympathy to the people of Israel and to the families of those 
        so tragically lost, and be it,

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            Further resolved, That all means be sought by which the 
        civilized world may cut off from contact with civilized mankind 
        any peoples or any nation giving sanctuary, support, sympathy, 
        aid, or comfort to acts of murder and barbarism such as those 
        just witnessed at Munich and that the Clerk of the House be 
        directed to communicate these sentiments and expressions to the 
        Secretary of State for appropriate transmittal.

        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Celler) is 
    recognized. . . .
        Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question on the 
    resolution.
        The previous question was ordered.
        The SPEAKER. The question is on the resolution.
        The question was taken; and the Speaker announced that the ayes 
    appeared to have it.
        Mr. [Sidney R.] YATES [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, I object to 
    the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the 
    point of order that a quorum is not present.
        The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum is not present.
        The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members, and the Clerk 
    will call the roll.
        The question was taken; and there were -- yeas 346, nays 0, not 
    voting 85. . . .
        So the resolution was agreed to.

 President's Mother

Sec. 6.25 The House adopted a resolution upon the death of the mother 
    of President Truman.

    On July 26, 1947,(1) the following occurred in the 
House:
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        Mr. [Sam] RAYBURN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution 
    (H. Res. 347) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the mother of the President of the United States, 
        Mrs. Martha E. Truman, whose life exemplified in the highest 
        degree the finest qualities of American womanhood.
            Resolved, That the House extends to the President and to 
        the members of his family its deepest sympathy in their hour of 
        personal grief.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        Mr. [Dewey] SHORT [of Missouri]. Mr. Speaker, I think it is 
    altogether fitting and proper that the membership should rise for 
    30 seconds in silent tribute and respect for the sainted mother of 
    the President of the United States.
        (Whereupon the Members rose.)


                        

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 7. Deaths of Foreign Dignitaries

    Resolutions of sympathy upon the death of a foreign dignitary are 
occasionally considered in the House. Simple resolutions are most 
commonly used for expressions of sympathy, but in some instances 
concurrent resolutions

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have been used to express the sentiment of Congress.(1) The 
practice of adjourning as a mark of respect to the memory of an 
international leader is no longer followed. The deaths of 
internationally renowned figures have also been recognized by adoption 
of resolutions.(2) Such resolutions are sometimes 
transmitted by the President of the United States to the government of 
the country of the deceased. The former practice was to lay before the 
House correspondence from foreign governments in response to 
resolutions of sympathy.(3)
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On the Deaths of Heads of State

Sec. 7.1 A resolution was adopted expressing the sympathy of the House 
    of Representatives to the Government of Israel and adjourning out 
    of respect on the occasion of the death of the President of Israel.

    On Apr. 24, 1963,(1) before the House adjourned out of 
respect to the memory of the late President of Israel, the following 
occurred in the House:
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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 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.
            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) Is there objection to the present 
    consideration of the resolution?
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        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER. The question is on the adoption of the resolution.
        The resolution is agreed to unanimously.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.(3)
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        head of state, see 98 Cong. Rec. 892, 82d Cong. 2d Sess., Feb. 
        6, 1952, (King George VI of England); and 80 Cong. Rec. 773, 
        74th Cong. 2d Sess. Jan. 21, 1936 (King George V of England).
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Sec. 7.2 By concurrent resolution, the Congress expressed the

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    sympathy of the United States on the death of President Anwar el-
    Sadat of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

    Parliamentarian's Note: This may have been the first occasion that 
the House and Senate utilized a concurrent resolution to concurrently 
express sympathy over the death of a foreign head of state. Normally 
separate resolutions are adopted.
    On Oct. 6, 1981,(1) Mr. Clement J. Zablocki, of 
Wisconsin, offered House Concurrent Resolution 200. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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        Mr. ZABLOCKI. Mr. Speaker, I send to the desk a concurrent 
    resolution (H. Con. Res. 20) to express the deep regret of the 
    Congress of the United States over the assassination of President 
    Anwar el-Sadat of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and ask unanimous 
    consent for its immediate consideration in the House.
        The SPEAKER.(2) The Clerk will report the concurrent 
    resolution.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

                                H. Con. Res. 200

            Whereas, the Congress of the United States has learned with 
        profound sorrow and deep regret of the tragic death of 
        President Anwar el-Sadat of the Arab Republic of Egypt; and
            Whereas, President Sadat has been a true friend of the 
        United States and a true partner in the search for peace in the 
        Middle East; and
            Whereas, President Sadat has earned the affection and 
        respect of the people of the United States for his historic 
        leadership and statesmanship in the cause of international 
        peace; and
            Whereas, the Congress has confidence that Egypt's leaders 
        and institutions will carry on the responsibilities of 
        government with full competence and dedication, including 
        moving forward in the search for an enduring peace settlement 
        in the Middle East and in promoting the economic well being of 
        all Egyptians; and
            Whereas, the leaders of Egypt have today reaffirmed their 
        intent to follow the policies of President Sadat: Now, 
        therefore, be it
            Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
        concurring), That:
            (1) the United States expresses its deep sympathies to the 
        family of President Sadat and the people of Egypt for their 
        tragic loss; and
            (2) the United States reaffirms its friendship with and 
        full support for the Government and people of Egypt. . . .

        So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.(3)
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            A concurrent resolution was also used for the death of His 
        Majesty, King Paul of Greece. See 110 Cong. Rec. 4862, 88th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., Mar. 10, 1964 (S. Con. Res. 72).
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Sec. 7.3 The House passed a resolution expressing sorrow and sympathy 
    upon the death of the President of the Republic of Guatemala.

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    On July 29, 1957,(1) upon learning of the death of His 
Excellency Carlos Castillo Armas, President of the Republic of 
Guatemala, the following occurred in the House:
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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 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.(2)
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        death of a head of state include the President of the Republic 
        of the Philippines (see 103 Cong. Rec. 3848, 85th Cong. 1st 
        Sess., Mar. 18, 1957 [H. Res. 201]), and the King of Denmark 
        (see 93 Cong. Rec. 3756, 80th Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 21, 1947 
        [H. Res. 188]).
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Sec. 7.4 Objection was heard to a unanimous-consent request to consider 
    a resolution in the House on the death of George II, King of 
    Greece.

    On Apr. 1, 1947,(1) consideration of a resolution of 
sympathy on the death of the King of Greece was objected to. The 
following proceedings took place:
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        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK [of Indiana]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 169) and ask unanimous consent for its 
    immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

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

        Mr. [Vito] MARCANTONIO [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I object.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Objection is heard to the 
    consideration of the resolution.
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 Former Prime Minister

Sec. 7.5 A resolution was adopted by the House on the death of the 
    former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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    On Jan. 25, 1965,(1) before the House adjourned out of 
respect to the memory of the late Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime 
Minister of Great Britain and an honorary citizen of the United States, 
the following occurred:
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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.

 Former Chancellor

Sec. 7.6 A resolution was adopted by the House upon the death of a 
    prominent foreign leader.

    On Apr. 20, 1967,(1) the House adopted a resolution of 
sympathy on the death of former Chancellor of West Germany, His 
Excellency Konrad Adenauer. The following proceedings occurred:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 443) 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 Konrad Adenauer, former Chancellor of the 
        Federal Republic of Germany, and sympathizes with the people of 
        the Federal Republic of Germany in their loss.
            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 Federal 
        Republic of Germany.

        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma? . . .
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        So the resolution was agreed to.

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 Pope

Sec. 7.7 The House adopted a resolution on the death of Pope John Paul 
    II.

    On Apr. 6, 2005,(1) a resolution honoring the life and 
achievements of His Holiness Pope John Paul II was offered for 
immediate consideration in the House:
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        Mr. [Henry J.] HYDE [of Illinois]. Madam Speaker, pursuant to 
    the order of the House of April 5, 2005, and as the designee of the 
    majority leader, I call up the resolution (H. Res. 190) honoring 
    the life and achievements of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and 
    expressing profound sorrow on his death, and ask for its immediate 
    consideration in the House.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                H. Res. 190

            Whereas His Holiness Pope John Paul II was born Karol Jozef 
        Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, on May 18, 1920, and on October 
        16, 1978, was elected the 264th Pope of the Catholic Church, 
        making history by becoming the first Pope from Poland and the 
        first non-Italian Pope in more than 400 years;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II dedicated his long life to the 
        peace and well-being of mankind;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II risked his own life by defying 
        the Nazi forces which occupied Poland during World War II and 
        protecting its Jewish population, while trying to inspire faith 
        in the oppressed;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II returned to his native Poland in 
        June 1979, unleashing a patriotic and religious force that 
        would ultimately lead to the peaceful toppling of the Communist 
        regime in Poland;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II was a unique, substantial, and 
        historic catalyst in the demise of Soviet communism and the 
        emancipation of hundreds of millions of people from 
        totalitarian rule;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II used public and private diplomacy 
        and the power of moral suasion to encourage world leaders to 
        respect the inalienable rights of the human person;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II articulated the importance of 
        individual liberty being undergirded by a ``moral order'', 
        embraced the poor and oppressed masses of the world, and 
        encouraged governments and the faithful to attend to the needs 
        of those who are less fortunate;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II ministered to Catholic and non-
        Catholic alike, providing a personal example of grace, 
        endurance, compassion, courage, sacrifice, and foresight;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II was an articulate and outspoken 
        advocate for religious freedom and Christian humanism, 
        asserting that the Catholic Church could not claim religious 
        liberty for itself unless it was willing to concede it to 
        others;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II sought to heal divisions between 
        the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths, expressing 
        sadness and regret for the acts of individual past and present 
        Catholics who persecuted others on account of their faith, and 
        promoting reconciliation through dialogue with Jews and Muslims 
        and through visits to areas of historic conflict, including 
        Ireland and the Holy Land;
            Whereas Pope John Paul II traveled more extensively than 
        any other Pope, traversing nearly three-quarters of a million 
        miles, visiting more

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        than 125 countries, being seen by more people than any person 
        in human history, and ministering to more than six million 
        people at once in the closing mass of World Youth Day 1995 in 
        the Philippines;
            Whereas on January 8, 2001, the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, J. Dennis Hastert, presented Pope John Paul II 
        with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that 
        Congress can bestow upon any individual;
            Whereas in November 2003 the House of Representatives and 
        the Senate unanimously agreed to House Concurrent Resolution 
        313, which called upon the President, on behalf of the United 
        States, to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope 
        John Paul II;
            Whereas on June 4, 2004, President George W. Bush traveled 
        to the Vatican and presented Pope John Paul II with the 
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of 
        the United States Government;
            Whereas, even as Pope John Paul II struggled to regain his 
        physical strength after suffering failings in his physical 
        condition in early 2005, he continued to minister to the 
        faithful, while suffering with grace and in silence; and
            Whereas up until the moment of his death on April 2, 2005, 
        Pope John Paul II remained faithful and principled, inspiring a 
        continuing defense of the unique dignity of every human life: 
        Now, therefore, be it
            Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) has learned with profound sorrow of the death of His 
        Holiness Pope John Paul II;
            (2) expresses gratitude for the life of Pope John Paul II 
        and the innumerable blessings manifested through his service;
            (3) commends the life's work of Pope John Paul II, 
        recognizing his enduring and historic contributions to the 
        causes of freedom, human dignity, and peace in the world;
            (4) expresses condolences to the people of Poland for the 
        loss of such an inspirational figure in Poland's transformation 
        from a totalitarian regime to democratic government;
            (5) extends its heartfelt sympathy to the more than one 
        billion Catholics around the world, including more than sixty-
        six million Catholics in the United States, who looked to Pope 
        John Paul II as Supreme Pontiff; and
            (6) calls upon the people of the United States to reflect 
        on the life of Pope John Paul II during the worldwide period of 
        remembrance following his death.
            Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Secretary 
        of State with a request that the Secretary transmit it to the 
        Papal Secretary of State at the Vatican.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Pursuant to the order of 
    the House of Tuesday, April 5, 2005, the gentleman from Illinois 
    (Mr. Hyde) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) each will 
    control 30 minutes.
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        The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde). 
    (3)
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        upon the deaths of pontiffs, see 124 Cong. Rec. 24738, 95th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., Aug. 7, 1978 (H. Res. 1299); 109 Cong. Rec. 
        10049, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., June 4, 1963 (H. Res. 385); and 84 
        Cong. Rec. 1357, 76th Cong. 1st Sess., Feb. 13, 1939 (H. Res. 
        91). See also Sec.  9.16, infra.

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 Other Foreign Dignitaries

Sec. 7.8 The Chairman of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of 
    the Committee on Foreign Affairs addressed the Committee of the 
    Whole out of order to announce to the House the assassination of 
    Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.

    On May 21, 1991,(1) Stephen J. Solarz, of New York, 
chairman of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, by unanimous consent received permission to speak 
out of order and announced the death of former Prime Minister Rajiv 
Gandhi of India.
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        (By unanimous consent Mr. Solarz was allowed to speak out of 
    order.)
        Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Chairman, I regret to report to the House that 
    Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, was just 
    assassinated in a bomb explosion that went off as he was emerging 
    from his car at a campaign rally about 25 miles south of Madras.
        We do not know at the present time how many other people were 
    killed or who was behind this dastardly deed.
        But I did want to say, as someone who has gotten to know Mr. 
    Gandhi well over the years and who considered him a personal 
    friend, that this is a truly tragic development. . . .
        Mr. [Newt] GINGRICH [of Georgia]. Mr. Chairman, I just want to 
    ask, if it is possible, if we might have a moment of silence on 
    behalf of all Members, for Rajiv Gandhi's family, and for the 
    principles of democracy, which have been so sadly shattered this 
    afternoon.
        I ask for a moment of silence, if this is possible.
        (Moment of silence observed.)

Sec. 7.9 A resolution was adopted in the House on the death of Diana, 
    Princess of Wales.

    On Sept. 4, 1997,(1) the following resolution was 
offered:
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        Mr. [Benjamin A.] GILMAN [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Committee on International Relations be 
    discharged from further consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
    219) expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 
    the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and ask for its 
    immediate consideration in the House.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The Clerk will report 
    the resolution.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

                                  H. Res. 219

            Whereas the House of Representatives has heard with great 
        sadness of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a tragic 
        automobile accident;
            Whereas Diana, Princess of Wales, touched the hearts of the 
        British and American people with her unflagging humanitarian 
        and charitable efforts, her grace, and her good humor;

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            Whereas Diana, Princess of Wales, was a leader in such 
        causes as the struggles against HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and 
        homelessness, and in efforts on behalf of the innocent victims 
        of antipersonnel land mines;
            Whereas many of the more than 100 humanitarian and 
        charitable causes championed by Diana, Princess of Wales, 
        operated within the United States and involved matters 
        important to the American people; and
            Whereas the outpouring of sympathy by the American people 
        has underscored the ties between the British and American 
        peoples, who are at this moment united with people around the 
        world in their sadness at the passing of Diana, Princess of 
        Wales: Now, therefore, be it
            Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its 
        deep and heartfelt condolences to the British people and 
        government and to the family, especially the children, of 
        Diana, Princess of Wales, on their tragic loss.

        Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
    transmit copies of this resolution to the Ambassador of the United 
    Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United States 
    for transmittal to the British government and to the family of 
    Diana, Princess of Wales.
        Mr. GILMAN (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in 
    the Record.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the initial 
    request of the gentleman from New York?
        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York [Mr. 
    Gilman] is recognized for 1 hour. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Dickey). Without objection, the 
    previous question is ordered on the resolution.
        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 7.10 A resolution was adopted in the House on the death of Mother 
    Teresa of Calcutta.

    On Sept. 11, 1997,(1) the following resolution was 
offered:
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        Mr. [Benjamin A.] GILMAN [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Committee on International Relations be 
    discharged from further consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
    227), expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 
    the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, to the end that that 
    resolution be considered immediately in the House; and that after 
    debate not to exceed 1 hour, controlled by the chairman of the 
    Committee on International Relations, the resolution be considered 
    as agreed to and the motion to reconsider laid on the table.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.

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        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 227

            Whereas the House of Representatives has heard with great 
        sorrow of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta;
            Whereas Mother Teresa of Calcutta dedicated her life to 
        helping the sick, the dying, the unborn, and the poorest of the 
        poor for a half century;
            Whereas Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, 
        which now comprises over 3,000 members in 25 countries who are 
        engaged in caring for the sick, dying, and poor;
            Whereas Mother Teresa's humanitarian work and the 
        inspiration she provided to others has been recognized by the 
        award of the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the 
        Jawaharal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1972, 
        the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Presidential Medal of 
        Freedom in 1985;
            Whereas in 1997, pursuant to Public Law 105-16, Mother 
        Teresa was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal; and
            Whereas Mother Teresa's life-long example of selfless 
        dedication to humanitarian work has inspired millions of people 
        around the world: Now, therefore, be it
            Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its 
        admiration and respect for the life and work of Mother Teresa, 
        and its sympathy to the Missionaries of Charity on their loss.
            Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
        transmit a copy of this resolution to the General Mother House 
        of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.

        Mr. GILMAN (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that the resolution be considered as having been read and 
    printed in the Record.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York [Mr. 
    Gilman] is recognized for 1 hour. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Boehner). Pursuant to the previous 
    order of the House, the resolution is considered as adopted.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 7.11 A resolution was adopted in the House on the death of the 
    Chairman of the National Council of the Republic of Poland.

    On July 9, 1941,(1) the following resolution was 
offered:
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        Mr. [Alfred F.] BEITER [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution (H. Res. 269), as follows:

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United 
        States of America has learned with profound sorrow of the death 
        of Ignace Jan Paderewski, chairman of the National Council of 
        the Republic of Poland, former President of the Council of 
        Ministers of Poland, and world renowned pianist; a foremost 
        champion of freedom and democratic ideals, restorer of Polish 
        independence, spiritual leader and champion of the oppressed.

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            Resolved, That the House of Representatives sympathizes 
        with the millions of Poles throughout the world on the loss of 
        this outstanding leader of Polish freedom and independence who 
        effected superlative gains in his own patriotic endeavors, who 
        pleaded for the afflicted of all nations, and who manifested 
        the greatest humanitarianism to the point of self-deprivation.
            Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to 
        communicate this expression of sentiment to the Honorable Jan 
        Ciechanowski, Polish Ambassador at Washington.

        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 7.12 A concurrent resolution was adopted by the House extending 
    condolences to the family of the deceased, to the Swedish 
    Government, and to the United Nations on the death of the Secretary 
    General of the United Nations.

    On Sept. 18, 1961,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, 
called up for consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 49, expressing 
condolences upon the death of Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of 
the United Nations. The following proceedings took place:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent for the immediate consideration of Senate Concurrent 
    Resolution 49.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There being no objection, the Clerk read the Senate concurrent 
    resolution, as follows:

                                S. Con. Res. 49

            Whereas, Dag Hammarskjold, of Sweden, served as Secretary 
        General of the United Nations since April 1953; and
            Whereas Mr. Hammarskjold worked tirelessly to strengthen 
        the United Nations as a force for world peace and justice; and
            Whereas he served the cause of peace with patience, 
        determination, and courage; and
            Whereas his wisdom and leadership for peace won the 
        admiration and respect of peoples throughout the world; and
            Whereas Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold gave his life in 
        the service of the United Nations and for the cause of peace: 
        Now, therefore, be it
            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That our deep and sincere regrets are expressed to 
        Mr. Hammarskjold's family, to the Swedish Government, and to 
        the United Nations for the loss of a great man and a great 
        soldier for peace.

        The Senate concurrent resolution was agreed to.

Foreign Citizen

Sec. 7.13 A resolution was adopted in the House upon the death of an 
    eminent foreign citizen.

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    On July 21, 1937,(1) the House acknowledged the death of 
Guglielmo Marconi and directed the Clerk to transmit a copy of its 
resolutions to the family of the deceased.
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        Mr. [John E.] RANKIN [of Mississippi]. Mr. Speaker, I send to 
    the Clerk's desk a House resolution and ask unanimous consent for 
    its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 283

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has heard with 
        profound regret of the death at his home in Rome, Italy, of 
        Guglielmo Marconi, one of the world's greatest scientists, and 
        one who contributed inestimably to the progress and happiness 
        of mankind.
            Resolved, That the House of Representatives join with the 
        peoples of the entire civilized world in paying tribute to the 
        memory of this great man, whose influence was felt and whose 
        passing will be mourned in every corner of the globe.
            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the present 
    consideration of the resolution?
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        There was no objection.
        The resolution was agreed to.

Responses to Resolutions of Sympathy

Sec. 7.14 The Secretary of State communicated to the House the reply of 
    the Government of Great Britain to the resolutions adopted by the 
    House upon the death of King George V.

    On Apr. 7, 1936,(1) Speaker Joseph W. Byrns, of 
Tennessee, laid before the House the following communication:
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                                              Department of State,

                                        Washington, April 7, 1936.

                                      The Honorable Joseph W. Byrns,
                            Speaker of the House of Representatives.

        My Dear Mr. Speaker: The engrossed resolution of sorrow of the 
    House of Representatives upon the death of His Majesty King George 
    V, which the President sent to me for transmission to the 
    Government of Great Britain, was on February 13 sent to the 
    American Charge d'Affaires at London for delivery to its high 
    destination, and I now take pleasure in enclosing copy of a 
    dispatch which has been received from Mr. Atherton transmitting 
    copy of a note received by him from the Secretary of State for 
    Foreign Affairs requesting that the House of Representatives be 
    informed of the deep appreciation of Mr. Eden and his colleagues of 
    this token of sympathy in the profound sorrow which the death of 
    His Majesty has brought to the British people.
        His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Washington states in a 
    note recently received from His Excellency that he

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    has been commanded by His Majesty to express his deep appreciation 
    of the very kind sympathy manifested by the President and the House 
    of Representatives in the irreparable loss which His Majesty, the 
    royal family, and the British people have sustained.

            Sincerely yours,

                                                     Cordell Hull.

Sec. 7.15 The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the King of 
    Greece, expressing appreciation for the resolution adopted by 
    Congress on the death of his father.

    On May 26, 1946,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, laid before the House the following communication:

 1. 110 Cong. Rec. 11950, 88th Cong. 2d Sess.

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                                                   The Royal Palace,

                                             Athens, April 25, 1964.

        Mr. Speaker:

        Mr. Speaker, I was deeply moved by the unanimous resolution of 
    the U.S. Congress of March 9, 1964, on the occasion of the death of 
    the late King Paul, my beloved father.
        The generous words of praise for my beloved father coming from 
    such a noble and representative body were greatly heartening to us 
    all.
        Please accept and convey to the honorable Members of the House 
    of Representatives the heartfelt thanks of Queen Frederika and 
    myself, as well as those of my people.

                                                      Constantine R.

Sec. 7.16 The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the 
    Vatican, acknowledging receipt of the resolution passed by the 
    House on the death of Pope John XXIII.

    On July 16, 1963,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, laid before the House the following communication:
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                                   Dal Vaticano, li, July 6, 1963.

                                    The Honorable John W. McCormack,
                            Speaker of the House of Representatives,
                                           House of Representatives,
                                                    Washington, D.C.

        Honorable Sir: The House of Representatives of the United 
    States of America, over whose proceedings you preside, has passed, 
    on June 4, 1963, a ``resolution of sorrow . . . upon the death of 
    His Holiness Pope John XXIII,'' copy of which I have received 
    through the good offices of the Department of State.
        It has been my honored duty to submit this resolution to His 
    Holiness Pope Paul VI who, warmly appreciative of the sentiments 
    which prompted its proposal and approval, directs me to assure you, 
    sir, and to request that you kindly inform the honorable Members of 
    the House, that he is sincerely grateful for this kind expression 
    of sorrow on the death of his

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    predecessor, and would convey his cordial thanks to each 
    Representative of the House.
        I willingly seize the opportunity to assure you of my 
    sentiments of high esteem and regard, and I remain

            Sincerely yours,

                                         A. G. Cardinal Cicognani.


                        

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 8. Funeral Committees

    A resolution of sympathy on the death of a sitting Member or 
Senator will typically empower the Speaker to appoint Members to a 
funeral committee. The House will also authorize funeral committees for 
other noted persons. Funeral committees often are composed of a 
delegation representing the home state of the deceased and members of 
the leadership. However, a funeral committee for a President or a 
former President may include the entire House.(1) 
Traditionally, the Speaker will order the appointment of a funeral 
committee for a Member or a Senator as follows: dean of the delegation 
of the deceased; members of the leadership; other members of the state 
delegation; and other Members of the House by seniority.(2) 
In the case of the death of an Officer of the House -- the Member from 
the deceased's home district is named first, and the remainder of the 
delegation in order of seniority.(3) When a funeral 
committee is needed during a period of adjournment, the Speaker may use 
existing authority to appoint Members to such a committee and advise 
the House of his actions when it reconvenes.(4) Statute 
provides that the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House is authorized and funds 
are made available to make such arrangements as may be necessary for 
any duly-appointed committee of Members of the Senate and House to 
attend the funeral of a deceased Member of the House.(5)
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 President

Sec. 8.1 The Speaker pro tempore, by direction of the Speaker and by 
    unanimous consent, appointed a committee of 100 to attend the 
    funeral of President Kennedy.(1)
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    On Nov. 25, 1963,(2) the House adjourned out of respect 
to the

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memory of the deceased President, after adopting the following 
resolution:
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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 the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
        late President.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(3) Without objection, the 
    several resolving clauses are agreed to.
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        There was no objection.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. By direction of the Speaker, and by 
    unanimous consent, the Chair appoints the following Members of the 
    House to attend the funeral services:(4) . . .
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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 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.
        Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m.) the House 
    adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, 1963, at 12 o'clock 
    noon.

Sec. 8.2 The House appointed two committees to attend the funeral of 
    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

    On Apr. 14, 1945,(1) following the adoption of House 
Resolution 216, Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, appointed a committee of

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Members to attend funeral services for President Roosevelt to be held 
at the White House and also appointed a second committee of Members to 
attend the funeral services to be held in New York. The appointments 
were as follows:
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        The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints the following Members of the 
    House to attend the funeral services at the White House: Mr. 
    Rayburn, Mr. Doughton of North Carolina, Mr. Vinson, Mr. Bland, Mr. 
    Bloom, Mr. Cannon of Missouri, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Ramspeck, Mr. 
    Snyder, Mr. Curley, Mr. Martin of Massachusetts, Mr. Woodruff of 
    Michigan, Mrs. Rogers of Massachusetts, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
    Auchincloss; and the following Members of the House to attend the 
    funeral at Hyde Park: Mr. Rayburn, Mr. McCormack, Mr. Sabath, Mr. 
    Lea, Mrs. Norton, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bulwinkle, Mr. May, Mr. Peterson 
    of Florida, Mr. Quinn of New York, Mr. Martin of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Halleck, Mr. Arends, Mr. LeFevre, and Mr. Baldwin of New York.

    Parliamentarian's Note: President Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, 
Georgia, on Thursday, Apr. 12, 1945. His body was escorted to the White 
House by members of the armed services on Apr. 14, where funeral 
services were held that afternoon. Funeral services were again held at 
Hyde Park, New York, on Apr. 15. President Roosevelt did not lie in 
state in the Rotunda of the Capitol.

 Former President

Sec. 8.3 The Speaker appointed the entire membership of the House to 
    attend funeral services in the Rotunda and at the National 
    Cathedral for former President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

    On June 14, 2004,(1) the Speaker pro tempore made the 
following announcement:
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        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Pursuant to House 
    Resolution 663,(3) and the order of the House of 
    December 8, 2003, the Speaker appointed himself and the entire 
    membership of the House to attend the funeral services for former 
    President Ronald Wilson Reagan held Wednesday, June 9, 2004, in the 
    Rotunda of the Capitol and Friday, June 11, 2004, at the Washington 
    National Cathedral.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: Former President Reagan died in Bel Air, 
California on Saturday, June 5, 2004 at 1:09 p.m. His body was 
transferred to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, 
California, on Monday, June 7, 2004, where it lay in repose on Monday 
and Tuesday, June 8, 2004. His body was transferred to Washington, D.C. 
on Wednesday,

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June 9, 2004, and proceeded to the Capitol via horse-drawn caisson. His 
body lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda from 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to 
10:45 a.m., Friday, June 11. A national funeral service was held at 
11:30 a.m. at the National Cathedral on Friday, June 11, 2004. The body 
was then transferred back to California for a private internment 
ceremony on the evening of June 11 on the grounds of the Ronald Reagan 
Presidential Library.

Sec. 8.4 The Speaker appointed a funeral committee of 62 Members to 
    attend services for former President Richard Milhous Nixon.

    On Apr. 28, 1994,(1) the following announcement was 
made:
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        The SPEAKER.(2) Pursuant to the provisions of House 
    Resolution 411,(3) the Chair on Wednesday, April 27, 
    1994, announced his appointment of the following Members of the 
    House to join with a committee of the Senate to attend the funeral 
    services of the late Honorable Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th 
    President of the United States, in Yorba Linda, CA:
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        Mr. Foley of Washington;
        Mr. Michel of Illinois;
        Mr. Gingrich of Georgia;
        Mr. Moorhead of California;
        Mr. Thomas of California;
        Mr. Dreier of California;
        Mr. Hunter of California;
        Mr. Dornan of California;
        Mr. Gallegly of California;
        Mr. Herger of California;
        Mr. Cox of California;
        Mr. Condit of California;
        Mr. Calvert of California;
        Mr. Kim of California;
        Mr. McKeon of California;
        Mr. Royce of California;
        Mr. Pickle of Texas;
        Mr. de la Garza of Texas;
        Mr. Bevill of Alabama;
        Mr. Myers of Indiana;
        Mr. Mazzoli of Kentucky;
        Mr. Spence of South Carolina;
        Mr. Gilman of New York;
        Mr. Regula of Ohio;
        Mr. Shuster of Pennsylvania;
        Mr. Walker of Pennsylvania;
        Mr. Roth of Wisconsin;
        Mr. Petri of Wisconsin;
        Mr. Emerson of Missouri;
        Mr. McCollum of Florida;
        Mr. Roberts of Kansas;
        Mrs. Roukema of New Jersey;
        Mr. Skeen of New Mexico;
        Mr. Kennelly of Connecticut;
        Mr. Boehlert of New York;
        Mrs. Vucanovich of Nevada;
        Mr. Bentley of Maryland;
        Mr. Callahan of Alabama;
        Mr. Kolbe of Arizona;
        Mr. McMillan of North Carolina;
        Mr. Upton of Michigan;
        Mr. Shays of Connecticut;
        Mr. Duncan of Tennessee;

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        Mr. McNulty of New York;
        Mr. Schiff of New Mexico;
        Mr. Stearns of Florida;
        Mr. Camp of Michigan;
        Mr. Peterson of Florida;
        Mr. Taylor of North Carolina;

        Mr. Canady of Florida;
        Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina;
        Mr. Collins of Georgia;
        Mr. Dickey of Arkansas;
        Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas;
        Mr. Johnson of Georgia;
        Mr. King of New York;
        Mr. Linder of Georgia;
        Mr. Mica of Florida;
        Mr. Miller of Florida;
        Mr. Smith of Michigan;
        Mr. Torkildsen of Massachusetts; and
        Mr. Underwood of Guam.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Former President Nixon died in New York, 
New York on Apr. 22, 1994. His funeral was held at the Richard Nixon 
Presidential Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California, on June 
25, 1994. President Nixon did not lie in state in the Rotunda of the 
Capitol.

Sec. 8.5 The Speaker appointed the entire membership of the House to 
    attend funeral services for former President Lyndon Baines Johnson 
    and a separate committee to attend funeral services to be held in 
    Texas.

    On Jan. 23, 1973,(1) the House adopted House Concurrent 
Resolution 90, authorizing the body of former President Johnson to lie 
in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol. Mr. Wright Patman, of Texas, 
then offered House Resolution 152, which was read and agreed to as 
follows:
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        Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned with 
    profound regret and sorrow of the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 
    former President of the United States of America.
        Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public and 
    private, of one who served with distinction as a Representative, 
    Senator, Vice President, and President, the Speaker shall appoint 
    committees 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.
        Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
    the former President, this House do now adjourn.

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        The resolution was agreed to.

    On Jan. 24, 1973,(2) Speaker Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, 
appointed the delegation to attend the funeral:
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        The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints himself and the entire 
    membership of the House to attend the funeral services for former 
    President Lyndon Baines Johnson which are to be held this 
    afternoon, at 2:30 p.m., in the rotunda of the Capitol. . . .
        The Chair appoints the entire membership of the House to attend 
    the funeral services for former President Lyndon Baines Johnson 
    which are to be held in the National City Christian Church, 
    Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning, at 10 a.m. . . .
        The Chair appoints the following Members of the House to attend 
    the funeral services for former President Lyndon Baines Johnson 
    which are to be held in Texas on Thursday afternoon: The Speaker, 
    Mr. McFall, Mr. Gerald R. Ford, Mr. Arends, Mr. Patman, Mr. Mahon, 
    Mr. Poage, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Teague of Texas, Mr. Burleson of Texas, 
    Mr. Brooks, Mr. Wright, Mr. Young of Texas, Mr. Casey of Texas, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pickle, Mr. E de la Garza, Mr. White, 
    Mr. Eckhardt, Mr. Kazen, Mr. Price of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Archer, Miss Jordan, Mr. Milford, Mr. Steelman, Mr. Charles Wilson 
    of Texas, Mr. Rooney of New York, Mr. Hays, Mr. Steed, Mr. Dorn, 
    Mr. Fountain, Mr. Landrum, Mr. Sisk, Mr. Brademas, Mr. Randall, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Anderson of Illinois, Mr. Pepper, Mr. 
    Rooney of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hanley, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. 
    Jones of Oklahoma.

Sec. 8.6 The Speaker appointed the entire membership of the House to 
    attend the funeral services for former President Eisenhower.

    On Mar. 31, 1969,(1) the House adopted a resolution and 
adjourned out of respect following eulogies to the former President and 
General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The proceedings were as 
follows:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  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

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        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.(2) The Chair appoints the Speaker and 
    the entire membership of the House to attend the funeral services 
    for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower this afternoon at the 
    Washington National Cathedral. . . .
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        The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the part of 
    the House to attend the funeral services in Abilene, KS, the 
    gentleman from Texas, Mr. Fisher, and the gentleman from Kansas, 
    Mr. Mize. . . .
        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.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Former President Eisenhower died at Walter 
Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Mar. 28, 1969. Since both 
the House and the Senate had adjourned from Thursday to Monday, 
arrangements for funeral services in the Rotunda of the Capitol on 
Sunday, Mar. 30, were made pursuant to verbal authorization by the 
Speaker and the Vice President.

 Justice of the Supreme Court

Sec. 8.7 When a Chief Justice of the United States died during an 
    adjournment of the House, the Speaker appointed a funeral committee 
    and notified the House of the appointment when the House 
    reconvened.

    On Apr. 30, 1946,(1) the Senior Associate Justice and 
Acting Chief Justice of the United States notified the House of the 
death of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone. Speaker Sam Rayburn, of 
Texas, then made the following announcement:
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        The Chair desires to announce that during the recess of the 
    House the Speaker designated the following Members to attend the 
    funeral of the late Chief Justice Stone: Mr. Tolan, Mr. Cravens, 
    Mr. Kefauver, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Michener, and Mr. Gwynne of Iowa.

Sec. 8.8 A funeral committee was appointed to attend the funeral of an 
    Associate Justice

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    of the United States Supreme Court.

    On July 19, 1949,(1) the House adopted House Resolution 
287 expressing sorrow of the death of the Honorable Frank Murphy, 
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointing 
a committee to attend the funeral, and adjourning as a further mark of 
respect. After adoption of the resolution and before adjournment, 
Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, stated:
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        The Chair appoints as members of the funeral committee the 
    gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Dingell; the gentleman from Michigan, 
    Mr. Rabaut; the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Woodruff, and the 
    gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Shafer.

 Speaker of the House

Sec. 8.9 A resolution of sympathy adopted by the House authorized two 
    funeral committees for a sitting Speaker.(1)
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    On Sept. 16, 1940,(2) a resolution was passed providing 
the appointment of funeral committees and invitations to the funeral of 
Speaker William B. Bankhead, of Alabama. In the usual past practice, 
the House passed two resolutions for this purpose. The resolution read 
as follows:
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                            House Resolution 603
                     In the House of Representatives, United States.

        Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sensibility 
    and sorrow of the death of Hon. William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the 
    House of Representatives for the Seventy-sixth Congress.
        Resolved, That a committee of four Members of the House be 
    appointed to take order for superintending the funeral of Mr. 
    Bankhead in the Chamber of the House of Representatives at 12:30 
    o'clock p.m. on Monday, September 16, 1940, and that the House of 
    Representatives attend the same.
        Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the remains of Mr. 
    Bankhead be removed from Washington to Jasper, Ala., in charge of 
    the Sergeant at Arms, attended by the committee, who shall have 
    full power to carry these resolutions into effect, and that the 
    necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the 
    contingent fund of the House.
        Resolved, That a committee of 63 Members of the House, with 
    such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend 
    the funeral at Jasper, Ala.
        Resolved, That the Clerk of the House communicate these 
    resolutions to the Senate, transmit a copy thereof to the family of 
    the deceased, and invite the Senate to attend the funeral in the 
    House Chamber and appoint a committee to act with the committee of 
    the House.

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        Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of the 
    United States and the members of his Cabinet, the Chief Justice and 
    Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the 
    diplomatic corps (through the Secretary of State), the Chief of 
    Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, the 
    Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of 
    the Coast Guard to attend the funeral in the Hall of the House of 
    Representatives.
        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER appointed the following committee of four, under 
    the resolution, to superintend the order for the arrangement of the 
    funeral: Hon. Henry B. Steagall, of Alabama; Hon. Edward T. Taylor, 
    of Colorado; Hon. Clifton A. Woodrum, of Virginia; and Hon. Joseph 
    W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts.
        The SPEAKER appointed as members of the committee to attend the 
    funeral of the late Speaker at Jaspar, Ala., the following Members 
    of the House: Hon. Sam Rayburn, of Texas; Hon. Joseph W. Martin, 
    Jr., of Massachusetts; Hon. Henry B. Steagall, of Alabama; Hon. 
    Frank W. Boykin, of Alabama; Hon. Sam Hobbs, of Alabama; Hon. Joe 
    Starnes, of Alabama; Hon. Pete Jarman, of Alabama; Hon. Luther 
    Patrick, of Alabama; Hon. John J. Sparkman, of Alabama; Hon. George 
    M. Grant, of Alabama; Hon. Adolph J. Sabath, of Illinois; Hon. 
    Edward T. Taylor, of Colorado; Hon. Robert L. Doughton, of North 
    Carolina; Hon. Hatton W. Sumners, of Texas; Hon. Carl Vinson, of 
    Georgia; Hon. Schuyler Otis Bland, of Virginia; Hon. Marvin Jones, 
    of Texas; Hon. Harold Knutson, of Minnesota; Hon. Clarence F. Lea, 
    of California; Hon. Robert Crosser, of Ohio; Hon. Frank Crowther, 
    of New York; Hon. Thomas H. Cullen, of New York; Hon. Patrick H. 
    Drewry, of Virginia; Hon. Milton A. Romjue, of Missouri, Hon. John 
    E. Rankin, of Mississippi; Hon. Sol Bloom, of New York; Hon. 
    Clarence Cannon, of Missouri; Hon. Clifton A. Woodrum, of Virginia; 
    Hon. John Taber, of New York; Hon. B. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee; 
    Hon. John M. Robsion, of Kentucky; Hon. James McAndrews, of 
    Illinois; Hon. John J. Cochran, of Missouri; Hon. E. E. Cox, of 
    Georgia; Hon. Charles A. Eaton, of New Jersey; Hon. Mary T. Norton, 
    of New Jersey; Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, of North Carolina; Hon. U. 
    S. Guyer, of Kansas; Hon. Jed Johnson, of Oklahoma; Hon. John W. 
    McCormack, of Massachusetts; Hon. Jere Cooper, of Tennessee; Hon. 
    Joe L. Smith, of West Virginia; Hon. William P. Cole, Jr., of 
    Maryland; Hon. Patrick J. Boland, of Pennsylvania; Hon. Andrew J. 
    May, of Kentucky; Hon. Brent Spence, of Kentucky; Hon. Jesse P. 
    Wolcott, of Michigan; Hon. Millard F. Caldwell, of Florida; Hon. 
    John D. Dingell, of Michigan; Hon. J. Will Robinson, of Utah; Hon. 
    James G. Scrugham, of Nevada; Hon. Martin F. Smith, of Washington; 
    Hon. David D. Terry, of Arkansas; Hon. Frank Carlson, of Kansas; 
    Hon. Fred L. Crawford, of Michigan; Hon. Bertrand W. Gearhart, of 
    California; Hon. John M. Houston, of Kansas; Hon. Charles F. 
    McLaughlin, of Nebraska; Hon. Francis H. Case, of South Dakota; 
    Hon. Vincent F. Harrington, of Iowa; Hon. Harry R. Sheppard, of 
    California; Hon. Robert

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    F. Jones, of Ohio; Hon. Earl R. Lewis, of Ohio.

 Member or Senator

Sec. 8.10 Form of traditional appointment of funeral committee for a 
    Member of the House.

    On Oct. 12, 2000,(1) the Speaker pro 
tempore(2) made the following announcement:
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        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 
    618,(3) the Chair announces the Speaker's appointment of 
    the following Members of the House to the committee to attend the 
    funeral of the late Bruce F. Vento:
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        Mr. Oberstar, Minnesota.
        Mr. Hastert, Illinois.
        Mr. Gephardt, Missouri.
        Mr. Bonior, Michigan.
        Mr. Sabo, Minnesota.
        Mr. Peterson, Minnesota.
        Mr. Ramstad, Minnesota.
        Mr. Minge, Minnesota.
        Mr. Gutknecht, Minnesota.
        Mr. Luther, Minnesota.
        Mr. Obey, Wisconsin.
        Mr. LaFalce, New York.
        Mr. Markey, Massachusetts.
        Mr. Kildee, Michigan.
        Mr. Rahall, West Virginia.
        Mr. Frost, Texas.
        Mr. Coyne, Pennsylvania.
        Mr. Hoyer, Maryland.
        Mr. Kleczka, Wisconsin.
        Mr. Kanjorski, Pennsylvania.
        Mr. Lewis, Georgia.
        Mr. Sawyer, Ohio.
        Mr. McDermott, Washington.
        Mr. Barrett, Wisconsin.
        Mr. Hinchey, New York.
        Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas.
        Mr. Pomeroy, North Dakota.
        Mr. Watt, North Carolina.
        Ms. Woolsey, California.
        Mr. Farr, California.
        Mr. Underwood, Guam.
        Mr. Bentsen, Texas.
        Ms. Jackson-Lee, Texas.
        Mr. Cummings, Maryland.
        Mr. Kind, Wisconsin.
        Ms. Lee, California.
        Mr. Gonzalez, Texas.
        Mr. Gary Miller, California.
        Mr. Thompson California.
        Mr. Udall, Colorado.
        Mr. Udall, New Mexico.

Sec. 8.11 Form of traditional appointment of funeral committee for a 
    Senator.

    On July 24, 2000,(1) the Speaker pro 
tempore(2) made the following announcement:
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        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the provisions of House 
    Resolution 558,(3) the Chair announces the Speaker's 
    appointment of the following Members of the House to the committee 
    to attend the funeral of the late Paul Coverdell:
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        Mr. Lewis, Georgia;

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        Mr. Hastert, Illinois;
        Mr. Bishop, Georgia;
        Mr. Collins, Georgia;
        Mr. Deal, Georgia;
        Mr. Kingston, Georgia;
        Mr. Linder, Georgia;
        Ms. McKinney, Georgia;
        Mr. Barr, Georgia;
        Mr. Chambliss, Georgia;
        Mr. Norwood, Georgia;
        Mr. Isakson, Georgia; and
        Mr. Graham, South Carolina.

Sec. 8.12 When a Member dies during a period of adjournment, the 
    Speaker may use appointment authority granted to him by the House 
    to make appointments during that period and then advise the House 
    of his appointment when the House reconvenes.

    On Aug. 2, 2001,(1) the following authority was granted 
by unanimous consent:
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        Mr. [Dick] ARMEY [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
    Wednesday, September 5, 2001, the Speaker, majority leader, and 
    minority leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
    appointments authorized by law or by the House.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.

    On Sept. 5, 2001,(3) the Speaker pro tempore made the 
following announcement:
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        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kirk)(4). Pursuant to 
    the order of the House of Thursday, August 2, 2001, the Speaker on 
    Tuesday, August 21, 2001, appointed the following Members to attend 
    the funeral of the late Honorable Floyd Spence:
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        Mr. Spratt of South Carolina;
        Mr. Hastert of Illinois;
        Mr. Watts of Oklahoma;
        Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina;
        Mr. Graham of South Carolina;
        Mr. DeMint of South Carolina;
        Mr. Brown of South Carolina;
        Mr. Young of Florida;
        Mr. Hunter of California;
        Mr. Saxton of New Jersey;
        Mr. Hefley of Colorado;
        Mr. McNulty of New York;
        Mr. Bartlett of Maryland;
        Mr. McHugh of New York;
        Mr. Chambliss of Georgia.

Sec. 8.13 The House agreed to a privileged resolution authorizing the 
    Speaker to appoint a delegation to attend memorial services for a 
    Member-elect and former Majority Leader.

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    On Jan. 3, 1973,(1) a resolution was adopted in the 
House which dealt the presumptive death of Member-elect and former 
Majority Leader of the 92d Congress, Hale Boggs, of Louisiana. The 
resolution read as follows:
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        Mr. [Olin E.] TEAGUE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 1) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                   H. Res. 1

            Whereas a certificate of election has been received by the 
        Clerk of this House showing the election of Hale Boggs as a 
        Representative in the Ninety-third Congress from the Second 
        Congressional District in the State of Louisiana; and
            Whereas Representative-elect Hale Boggs has not appeared to 
        take the oath of office as a Member of this House; and
            Whereas the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting 
        at the direction of the Speaker of this House for the Ninety-
        second Congress, has ascertained that Representatives Nick 
        Begich and Hale Boggs, Members of the Ninety-second Congress, 
        together with Russell L. Brown and Don E. Jonz of the State of 
        Alaska, all of whom departed together by plane from Anchorage, 
        Alaska, on October 16, 1972, on a flight bound for Juneau, 
        Alaska, have been missing since that date and despite repeated 
        and thorough searches have not been located; and
            Whereas the District Court for the State of Alaska, third 
        Judicial District, after hearing witnesses and studying all 
        available evidence relative to the disappearance of 
        Representative Begich, Russell L. Brown and Don E. Jonz, has 
        determined that these three men cannot be found alive after 
        such a lapse of time and are presumed dead; and
            Whereas as a result of the findings of the jury in the 
        aforementioned judicial proceeding the judge of the said court 
        has signed certificates of presumptive death with respect to 
        Representative Begich, Russell L. Brown and Don E. Jonz; and
            Whereas no evidence has been presented to this House or is 
        known to it which distinguishes the missing status of 
        Representative-elect Hale Boggs from that of the three men for 
        whom the aforementioned certificates of presumptive death have 
        been issued; Therefore be it
            Resolved, That based on information provided by its Clerk, 
        this House of Representatives hereby determines that there is a 
        vacancy in the Ninety-third Congress in the representation from 
        the Second Congressional District in the State of Louisiana 
        because of the absence of Representative-elect Hale Boggs.
            Resolved, That the Speaker of the House is hereby directed 
        to notify the Governor of the State of Louisiana of the 
        existence of this vacancy so that appropriate measures to fill 
        this vacancy may be undertaken by the Governor pursuant to 
        Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States.
            Resolved, That the Speaker be authorized to appoint a 
        delegation of Members of this House, together with such Members 
        of the Senate as may be joined, to attend memorial services to 
        be held for the former Majority Leader in New Orleans, 
        Louisiana, on January 4, 1973.
            Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
        authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary 
        to carry out the provisions of these resolutions and

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        that the necessary expenses in connection therewith, as well as 
        any incurred by the Clerk at the Speaker's request, be paid out 
        of the contingent fund of the House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate, to the Governor of the State of Louisiana, and 
        transmit a copy to the family of the missing Representative-
        elect Hale Boggs.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the 
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            APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO ATTEND MEMORIAL MASS FOR THE 
                              HONORABLE HALE BOGGS

        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair appoints the following 
    Members of the House to attend the memorial mass and tribute for 
    the honorable Hale Boggs, the majority leader in the 92d Congress 
    and a Representative-elect from the Second Congressional District 
    of Louisiana to the 93d Congress: The Speaker, Mr. Hebert, the 
    majority leader, the minority leader, the majority whip, the 
    minority whip, Mr. Passman, Mr. Waggonner, Mr. Rarick, Mr. Breaux, 
    Mr. Long of Louisiana, Mr. Treen, Mr. Patman, Mr. Mahon, Mr. Poage, 
    Mr. Mills of Arkansas, Mr. Holifield, Mr. Madden, Mr. Morgan;
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        Mr. Price of Illinois, Mr. Teague of Texas, Mr. Blatnik, Mr. 
    Burleson of Texas, Mr. Gross, Mr. Hays, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Rodino, 
    Mr. Staggers, Mr. Saylor, Mr. Widnall, Mr. Broyhill of Virginia, 
    Mr. Cederberg, Mr. Haley, Mr. Landrum, Mr. Mailliard, Mr. Rhodes, 
    Mrs. Sullivan, Mr. Diggs, Mrs. Griffiths, Mr. Reuss, Mr. Teague of 
    California, Mr. Vanik, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Collier, Mr. Ullman;
        Mr. Quie, Mr. Burke of Massachusetts, Mr. Devine, Mr. Dulski, 
    Mr. Karth, Mr. Moorhead of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nelsen, Mr. 
    Rostenkowski, Mr. Schneebeli, Mr. Anderson of Illinois, Mr. 
    Ashbrook, Mr. Carey of New York, Mr. Corman, Mr. Harsha, Mr. 
    Ichord, Mr. Mosher, Mr. Fulton, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Horton, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Green of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conable, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matsunaga, and Mr. Brotzman.

 Officer of the House

Sec. 8.14 Upon the death of the Chaplain of the House, the Speaker was 
    authorized by resolution to appoint as members of the funeral 
    committee all the Representatives from the State in which the 
    Chaplain had been born, the Representative from the Chaplain's home 
    district being named first and the remainder of the delegation 
    appointed in order of seniority.

    On Feb. 23, 1966,(1) the House conducted its scheduled 
business before adjourning as a mark of respect for the late Chaplain 
of the

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House, Bernard Braskamp. House Resolution 745, expressing the sorrow of 
the House upon the Chaplain's death, was read and agreed to. The 
proceedings were as follows:
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        Mr. [Stanley L.] GREIGG [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, I send a 
    resolution to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  H. Res. 745

            Resolved, That the House heard with profound sorrow of the 
        death of the Honorable Bernard Braskamp, D.D., Chaplain of the 
        House.
            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of seven Members to attend the 
        funeral services.
            Resolved, That the necessary expenses in connection with 
        the funeral services be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
        House.
            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolutions were agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair appoints as members of the 
    committee to attend the funeral of our beloved Chaplain, the 
    following Members of the House: Mr. Greigg, Mr. Gross, Mr. Smith of 
    Iowa, Mr. Bandstra, Mr. Culver, Mr. Hansen of Iowa, and Mr. 
    Schmidhauser.
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                                  adjournment

        The SPEAKER. 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 resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER. The House stands adjourned in memory of our late 
    beloved Chaplain.

 Former Officer

Sec. 8.15 The Speaker was authorized by resolution to appoint a 
    committee to attend the funeral of a former Clerk of the House.

    On Oct. 20, 1942,(1) Mr. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, offered a resolution. The proceedings were as follows:
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        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. William Tyler Page, an employee and officer 
        of the House for nearly 62 years.(2)
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            Resolved, That as a mark of respect to his memory the 
        Speaker appoint a committee of four Members to attend the 
        funeral services.
            Resolved, That the Clerk transmit a copy of these 
        resolutions to the family of the deceased.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        The SPEAKER.(3) The Chair appoints the following 
    committee of Members to attend the funeral: Messrs. Cannon of 
    Missouri,

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    Englebright, Eaton, and Robsion of Kentucky.
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 Other Federal Officials

Sec. 8.16 The Speaker appointed a committee to attend the funeral of 
    the Secretary of the Navy.

    On May 1, 1944,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
announced to the House that he had received an invitation to, and would 
attend, the funeral of the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Frank 
Knox:
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        Mr. [Adolph J.] SABATH [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 523), and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of the Honorable Frank Knox, late Secretary of the 
        Navy.
            Resolved, That a committee of seven Members of the House be 
        appointed to join a committee of the Senate in attending the 
        funeral of the late Secretary of the Navy on behalf of Congress 
        and to take such other action as may be proper in honor of the 
        memory of the deceased and to manifest the respect and 
        appreciation of Congress for his public service.
            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 provision 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. The Chair appoints the following committee to 
    attend the funeral of the late Honorable Frank Knox: Mr. Sabath of 
    Illinois; Mr. McCormack of Massachusetts; Mr. Martin of 
    Massachusetts; Mr. Vinson of Georgia; Mr. Maas of Minnesota; Mr. 
    Church of Illinois; and Mr. Merrow of New Hampshire.
        The occupant of the chair has received an invitation and will 
    attend the funeral in addition to the committee just named.

                                  adjournment

        The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the remainder of the 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

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

        The resolution was agreed to[.] . . .

Sec. 8.17 The Speaker appointed a committee to attend the funeral of a 
    former Vice President.

    On Feb. 1, 1979,(1) Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, made the following announcement:
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        The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House Resolution 74,(2) the 
    Chair appoints as

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    members of a committee to attend the memorial service of the late 
    Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller the following Members on the Part 
    of the House:
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        Mr. Rhodes of Arizona;
        Mr. Brademas of Indiana;
        Mr. Stratton of New York;
        Mr. Addabbo of New York;
        Mr. Rosenthal of New York;
        Mr. Horton of New York;
        Mr. Murphy of New York;
        Mr. Wydler of New York;
        Mr. Bingham of New York;
        Mr. Conable of New York;
        Mr. Hanley of New York;
        Mr. McEwen of New York;
        Mr. Wolff of New York;
        Mr. Biaggi of New York;
        Mr. Chisholm of New York;
        Mr. Fish of New York;
        Mr. Kemp of New York;
        Mr. Lent of New York;
        Mr. Rangel of New York;
        Mr. Gilman of New York;
        Mr. Holtzman of New York;
        Mr. Mitchell of New York;
        Mr. Scheuer of New York;
        Mr. Ottinger of New York;
        Mr. Ambro of New York;
        Mr. Downey of New York;
        Mr. LaFalce of New York;
        Mr. McHugh of New York;
        Mr. Nowak of New York;
        Mr. Richmond of New York;
        Mr. Solarz of New York;
        Mr. Zeferetti of New York;
        Mr. Lundine of New York;
        Mr. Weiss of New York;
        Mr. Garcia of New York;
        Mr. Green of New York;
        Mr. Peyser of New York;
        Mr. Carney of New York;
        Mr. Ferraro of New York;
        Mr. Lee of New York;
        Mr. Solomon of New York;
        Mr. Johnson of California;
        Mr. Anderson of Illinois;
        Mr. McClory of Illinois;
        Mr. Vander Jagt of Michigan;
        Mr. Dan Daniel of Virginia;
        Mr. Forsythe of New Jersey;
        Mr. Lott of Mississippi; and
        Mr. Shuster of Pennsylvania.

    Parliamentarian's Note: This marked the first ever funeral 
committee for a former Vice President.


                       

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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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        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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                                  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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        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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        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 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  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 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  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 
    to.                          -------------------

                                  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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        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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        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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        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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    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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        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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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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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 10. Eulogies

    While a eulogy or eulogies may be offered at the time a death is 
announced in the House,(1) the more frequent practice is for 
announcement of a death and possibly a brief eulogy to be delivered in 
a one-minute speech at the commencement of the day's business or in a 
special-order speech at the close of business.(2) A future 
day devoted in part or exclusively to eulogies can be set by special 
order.(3) This allows Members an opportunity to prepare 
suitable tributes.(4)
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        infra.
 2. See Sec. Sec. 10.10-10.12, 10.15-10.19, infra.
 3. The House set a special day for eulogies for the late President 
        Kennedy. See 109 Cong. Rec. 22802, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 
        26, 1963. See also Sec. 10.2, infra.
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    Members will frequently be allotted a certain number of days (often 
five legislative days)(5) in which to extend their remarks 
in the Congressional Record. Sometimes a request will be agreed to, 
permitting the consolidation of eulogies in the Congressional Record, 
even though in fact, business may have interrupted them.(6)
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    On a day or during a time set aside for eulogies, other business 
will be discouraged.(7) However, certain exceptions may be 
permitted by unanimous consent. Examples of such exceptions might be 
the filing of a privileged report,(8) or an announcement of 
the legislative program for the following day.(9) Pending 
business has been interrupted for previously scheduled 
eulogies.(10) Pending business may be postponed to permit 
announcement of a death and eulogies to the deceased.(11)
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    The announcing Member will generally control the floor and may 
yield for relevant remarks.(12) Usually this same Member, 
either immediately after the announcement of a death has been made or 
at the close of business for the day, will offer a resolution of 
sympathy and a motion to adjourn as a mark of respect (if there is to 
be such an adjournment).(13) The Speaker sometimes takes the 
floor

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to eulogize the deceased during time yielded.(14)
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        Sec. 2468.
            For yielding the floor generally, see Deschler's Precedents 
        Ch. 29, supra.
13. See Ch. 40, generally, infra.
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    The Speaker has in some instances eulogized a deceased figure of 
national prominence by unanimous consent.(15)
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    In some instances, as upon the day set aside for eulogizing 
President Kennedy,(16) the Speaker or the Speaker pro 
tempore may offer the first eulogy and yield to others.(17)
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--Eulogies to President John F. Kennedy

Sec. 10.1 Eulogies delivered in the Rotunda on Nov. 24, 1963, when the 
    late President John F. Kennedy's body was brought to the Capitol to 
    lie in state were, by unanimous consent, ordered printed in the 
    Congressional Record.

    On Nov. 25, 1963,(1) Mr. Abraham J. Multer, of New York, 
asked unanimous consent that the eulogies to the late President, which 
had been delivered the previous day, be printed in the Congressional 
Record:
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             PRINTING OF EULOGIES TO LATE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

        Mr. [Abraham J.] MULTER [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the eulogies to our late President delivered 
    in the rotunda on yesterday be printed at this point in the Record.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.

    As a mark of respect to the late President Kennedy, the first 
Congressional Record printed upon the convening of the House and of the 
Senate after his death carried a black border on the first page of the 
proceedings of each House.(3)
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Sec. 10.2 The Speaker took the floor to deliver the first eulogy to 
    President John F. Kennedy and then recognized Members of the House 
    to deliver eulogies.

    On Dec. 5, 1963,(1) the date chosen by the House 
leadership to eulogize the late President,(2) the

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Speaker pro tempore recognized Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, for the first eulogy in memory of the President. He then 
recognized other Members to offer their eulogies.
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 2. On Nov. 26, 1963, Majority Leader Carl Albert (OK) informed the 
        House in a one-minute speech that a full day would be decided 
        upon later, when Members might eulogize President Kennedy. See 
        Id. at p. 22802.
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          JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Vinson).(3) The Chair 
    recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts, the Speaker of the 
    House, the Honorable John W. McCormack. . . .
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        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, it can be said that the American 
    people and the Government of the United States--both--have just 
    passed through one of the most tragic events of our history. John 
    Fitzgerald Kennedy, around noon on Friday, November 22, 1963, was 
    cut down by the bullets of an assassin in one of the great cities 
    of the country that he loved and that loved him. Here was the 35th 
    President of the United States at a high moment of his eminence, 
    and in the middle of the last year of what would have been his 
    first administration, receiving the adoration and the praise of his 
    fellow citizens. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the distinguished 
    gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Albert.]
        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, November 22, for the 
    fourth time in the history of this Republic, our chief Executive 
    had been struck down by an assassin's bullet. . . .
        On November 22, John F. Kennedy passed the torch to us. 
    President Johnson has dedicated his administration to the 
    unfinished task. In the fulfillment of our responsibilities in this 
    day and this generation, this House, under God, can do no less.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the distinguished 
    gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Halleck.]
        Mr. [Charles A.] HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I think my reaction to 
    the first report I received that the late President John F. Kennedy 
    had been shot was shared by virtually every American citizen: A 
    total disbelief that the news was true.
        Even as we stand here today in tribute to the 35th President of 
    these United States, there is to me a strange quality of unreality 
    about the events which have transpired since that awful day in our 
    national history, Friday, November 22, 1963. . . .
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Albert). The Chair recognizes the 
    gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Boggs].
        Mr. [Hale] BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, as we gather here in this, the 
    highest theater in the world, to commune together in grief and in 
    remembrance, so many scenes come back to my mind from the years in 
    which I knew, loved, and trusted this magnificent leader of 
    mankind.

--To Former President Ronald Reagan

Sec. 10.3 Privileged resolution offered by the Majority Leader

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    expressing the sorrow of the House at the passing of former 
    President Ronald Wilson Reagan, directing the Speaker to appoint a 
    committee to attend his funeral, and marking the day's adjournment 
    in respect to his memory.

    On June 8, 2004,(1) Tom DeLay of Texas, the Majority 
Leader, offered the following privileged resolution.
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        Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. 
    Res. 663) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 663

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned 
        with profound regret and sorrow of the death of Ronald Wilson 
        Reagan, former President of the United States of America.
            Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the 
        members of the family of the former President in their 
        bereavement.
            Resolved, That in recognition of the many virtues, public 
        and private, of one who served with distinction as President, 
        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 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 applicable accounts 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 
        former President.
            Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the former 
        President. . . .

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The question is on the 
    resolution.(3) . . .
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 3. For eulogies, including a eulogy by the Speaker, see Id. at 11752-
        54. See also 115 Cong. Rec. 8099-101, 91st Cong. 1st Sess., 
        Mar. 31, 1969 (Speaker took the well to eulogize former Dwight 
        D. Eisenhower).
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        So the resolution was agreed.

--To Justice of the Supreme Court

Sec. 10.4 The Speaker took the floor to eulogize the late Felix 
    Frankfurter, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

    On Feb. 23, 1965,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, requested permission to address the House for 10 
minutes.(2)
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    Parliamentarian's Note: The House, following previous practice, did 
not pass a death resolution or adjourn out of respect for

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Justice Frankfurter since he was retired at the time of his death. The 
practice has been for the House to adopt a death resolution and adjourn 
only for sitting justices of the Court.

--To United Nations Ambassador

Sec. 10.5 Upon the death of Adlai E. Stevenson, Ambassador to the 
    United Nations, eulogies were offered from the floor of the House 
    by special order.

    On July 14, 1965,(1) Mr. Sidney R. Yates, of Illinois, 
asked unanimous consent that with the consent of those who had been 
previously granted a special order, he might address the House for 30 
minutes on that date relative to the death of Ambassador Stevenson. 
Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, presented Mr. Yates' 
request and asked if there was objection.
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        Mr. YATES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent, with the 
    consent of those who have been previously granted a special order, 
    to address the House for 30 minutes today relative to the death of 
    Ambassador Adlai Stevenson.
        The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates] asks 
    unanimous consent that he may address the House for 30 minutes as 
    the first special order, with the consent of other Members who have 
    obtained special orders, in relation to the death of Ambassador 
    Adlai Stevenson.
        Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
    Illinois?
        Mr. [William T.] CAHILL [of New Jersey]. Mr. Speaker, I regret 
    I must object.
        Mr. Speaker, I regretted very sincerely what I considered to be 
    a requirement to interpose an objection to the request of the 
    gentleman from Illinois. I only did it because there were a great 
    number of people from my district who were here in anticipation of 
    the special order I had requested some time ago and because a great 
    many of the Members had evidenced a keen interest in the subject 
    matter. However, I fully recognize the great importance of and the 
    great contribution that our late and respected and beloved 
    Ambassador to the United Nations has made to this country. In 
    deference to that and out of respect for his memory, I would ask 
    that I be permitted to relinquish the time heretofore asked and 
    that my special order go over to a later date and that I be 
    permitted to yield the 1 hour I have in a special order to the 
    gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates] and all those who would like to 
    pay tribute to the memory of the late Adlai E. Stevenson.
        Mr. YATES. I thank the gentleman.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Illinois?
        There was no objection. . . .
        The SPEAKER. Under previous order of the House, the gentleman

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    from Illinois [Mr. Yates] is recognized for 60 minutes. . . .

--To Speaker Rayburn

Sec. 10.6 Pursuant to a unanimous-consent request, the House authorized 
    a special order for the purpose of eulogizing Speaker Sam Rayburn.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) Mr. Wright Patman, of Texas, asked 
unanimous consent that a day be set aside for eulogizing the late 
Speaker Rayburn. The following proceedings occurred:
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        Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on 
    Thursday, January 18, 1962, after the reading and approval of the 
    Journal and the disposition of business on the Speaker's table I be 
    permitted to address the House and to yield time to other Members 
    for the purpose of eulogizing our late beloved Speaker, the 
    Honorable Sam Rayburn.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Rayburn died in Bonham, Texas, on 
Nov. 16, 1961. He was the fifth Speaker of the House to die in office 
and the second to die during a sine die adjournment.

Sec. 10.7 All Members were granted permission to extend their remarks 
    in the Appendix of the Congressional Record on opening day when the 
    House adjourned out of respect for the late Speaker Rayburn and 
    other Members who had died during the sine die adjournment.

    On Jan. 10, 1962,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, made 
the following unanimous-consent request:
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        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on today, 
    and without making the procedure a precedent, all Members may have 
    permission to extend their remarks in the Record and to include 
    pertinent material therewith.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 10.8 Eulogies were offered in the House for Speaker Rayburn 
    pursuant to special order.

    On Jan. 18, 1962,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, under previous order of

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the House, recognized Mr. Wright Patman, Jr., of Texas:
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        Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
    Members may have the privilege of extending their remarks and 
    including extraneous matter in the body of the Record today in 
    connection with the memorial services for the late Speaker, Sam 
    Rayburn, and also that the Speaker of the House, the gentleman from 
    Massachusetts [Mr. McCormack], may extend his remarks at the close 
    of these proceedings and include therein an article by Bascom N. 
    Timmons.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Texas?
        There was no objection.(2)
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 --To Former Speaker

Sec. 10.9 Speaker McCormack took the floor to join in eulogies to 
    former Speaker Martin.

    On Mar. 7, 1968,(1) Mr. William H. Bates, of 
Massachusetts, yielded to Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, 
who eulogized former Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., also of 
Massachusetts, who died on Mar. 6, 1968.(2)
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 1. 114 Cong. Rec. 5741, 90th Cong. 2d Sess.
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--To Member of the House

Sec. 10.10 A Member may be eulogized in a one-minute speech prior to 
    consideration of the business of the day.

    On Wednesday, July 24, 1963,(1) Mr. Don L. Short, of 
North Dakota, was recognized following the reading of the Journal and 
given permission to revise and extend his remarks concerning the death 
of his colleague from North Dakota, Hjalmar C. Nygaard. Mr. Nygaard 
suffered a fatal heart attack in the Capitol Building on Thursday, July 
18, 1963.
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        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
    from North Dakota [Mr. Short].
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        Mr. SHORT. Mr. Speaker, as most Members of the House know, my 
    colleague from North Dakota, Hjalmar Nygaard, suffered a fatal 
    heart attack here in the Capitol Building on last Thursday 
    afternoon.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House had adjourned out of respect to 
the memory of Mr. Nygaard on Monday, July 22, 1963.(3)
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Sec. 10.11 A Member was recognized for a one-hour special-order speech 
    to eulogize a deceased Member before the business of the day.

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    On July 13, 1967,(1) following an announcement regarding 
unanimous-consent requests and prior to taking up the business of the 
day, Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, recognized Mr. 
Glenard P. Lipscomb, of California.
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        The SPEAKER. The Chair will not receive unanimous-consent 
    requests at this time, except for Members making a unanimous-
    consent request for committees to sit during general debate today. 
    . . .
        The gentleman from California [Mr. Lipscomb] is recognized.
        Mr. LIPSCOMB. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay honor to the 
    memory of our departed colleague, Congressman J. Arthur Younger, of 
    California, who passed away June 20, 1967.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Mr. Lipscomb had, on June 26, 
1967,(2) secured a special order in the usual manner, 
without specifying that it should be called before the business of the 
day. The Speaker refused to recognize for one-minute speeches and 
extensions of remarks before proceeding with special orders eulogizing 
Mr. Younger.
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Sec. 10.12 By unanimous consent, special orders have been rescheduled 
    to the following day where the House has adjourned out of respect 
    for a deceased Member.

    On Mar. 20, 1961,(1) following the reading and approval 
of the Journal and receipt of a message from the Senate, requests were 
entertained and agreed to for the postponement of business scheduled 
for the day. This was done prior to any official notification to the 
House of the death of Mr. B. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee. Mr. Reece 
passed away on Sunday, Mar. 19, 1961. Aware of the death, the House 
leadership intended that business should be postponed and the death 
officially announced, whereupon the balance of the day would be devoted 
to eulogies and the House would adjourn as a mark of 
respect.(2)
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 1. 107 Cong. Rec. 4292, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. Parliamentarian's Note: See Sec. 9.6, supra, also pertaining to the 
        death of Mr. Reece. As there indicated, a Member initially 
        objected to the postponement of pending business, but after 
        some discussion, withdrew his objection.
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                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the special orders heretofore entered for 
    today be transferred to tomorrow and be put at the head of the 
    list.
        The SPEAKER.(3) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Massachusetts?
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        There was no 
    objection.                          -------------------

                                RULES COMMITTEE

        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    Committee on Rules may have until midnight tonight to file a 
    report.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Massachusetts?
        There was no 
    objection.                          -------------------

                              FEED-GRAINS PROGRAM

        Mr. Cooley submitted a conference report and statement on the 
    bill (H.R. 4510) to provide a special program for feed grains for 
    1961.                          -------------------

                        GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS

        Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, without establishing a precedent, I 
    ask unanimous consent that all Members who may desire to do so may 
    be permitted to extend their remarks in the Congressional Record 
    and include therewith extraneous matter.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Massachusetts?
        There was no objection.

    Following unanimous consent for Members to extend their remarks in 
the Congressional Record, an enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker, a 
Senate enrolled bill was signed, and a Member announced that a bill 
(H.R. 5075) had been presented to the President. Immediately 
thereafter, the Speaker recognized Mr. Howard Baker, of Tennessee.
    In recognition of the passing of Mr. Reece, Mr. Baker delivered a 
eulogy on the floor of the House. He yielded for similar remarks to 
other Members, including Speaker Rayburn.(4)
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Sec. 10.13 The Speaker has on occasion taken the floor to eulogize a 
    deceased Member.

    On Mar. 20, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
offered a eulogy to Rep. B. Carroll Reece, of Tennessee.(2)
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    Likewise, in the second session of the 87th Congress,(3) 
Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, eulogized Mr. Louis C. 
Rabaut, of Michigan. Mr. Rabaut passed away on Nov. 12, 1961, after the 
sine die adjournment of the first session of the 87th 
Congress.(4)
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 3. 108 Cong. Rec. 274, 87th Cong. 2d Sess., Jan. 16, 1962.
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--To Former Member

Sec. 10.14 The Speaker took the floor to join in eulogies for a former 
    Member.

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    On Feb. 9, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn eulogized former 
Member Prince H. Preston, of Georgia.
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        Mr. [G. Elliott] HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which 
    to extend their remarks in the Record on the late Prince H. 
    Preston.
        The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
        There was no objection.
        Mr. HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep regret and 
    sadness that I announce to the House the untimely passing of the 
    Honorable Prince H. Preston.
        Mr. Preston departed this life as a result of cancer at the 
    Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, February 8, 1961, 
    at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. . . .
        Mr. HAGAN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I now gladly yield to our 
    beloved Speaker, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
    Rayburn].(2)
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--To Senator

Sec. 10.15 The Speaker has taken the floor to eulogize a Senator.

    On Jan. 16, 1962,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, eulogized Senator H. Styles Bridges, of New Hampshire. 
Senator Bridges died on Nov. 26, 1961, after the adjournment sine die 
of the first session of the 87th Congress.(2)
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 1. 108 Cong. Rec. 291, 87th Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. For eulogy, see Id.
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--To Former Architect of the Capitol

Sec. 10.16 A former Architect of the Capitol was eulogized by the 
    Speaker and other Members.

    On May 25, 1961,(1) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
recognized the Majority Leader, John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, to 
eulogize David Lynn, a former Architect of the Capitol.(2)
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 1. 107 Cong. Rec. 8883, 87th Cong. 1st Sess.
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--To Former Parliamentarian

Sec. 10.17 The Speaker, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and 
    other Members paid tribute to the late Lewis Deschler, former 
    Parliamentarian of the House, on the day the House reconvened 
    following his death.

    On July 19, 1976,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
on the floor of the House:
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        The House met at 12 o'clock noon.
        The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, D.D., offered the following 
    prayer: . . .
        Grant us Thy blessing as we mourn the passing of Lewis Deschler 
    who served this House of Representatives with honor and distinction 
    for 46 years. We thank Thee for him, for his devotion to this 
    House, and for his loyalty to our country.(2) . . .
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                                 GENERAL LEAVE

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
    Members may have 5 legislative days in which to extend their 
    remarks on the life, character, and public service of the late 
    Honorable Lew Deschler.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Sisk).(3)  Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no objection.

    Parliamentarian's Note: Speaker Albert and former Speaker McCormack 
attended a memorial service for Mr. Deschler in Washington, D.C., on 
July 16, 1976. The services were conducted by the Chaplain of the 
House, Reverend Latch.

--To Sergeant at Arms

Sec. 10.18 Remarks in the House concerning the death of the special 
    assistant Sergeant at Arms.

    On May 27, 1963,(1) Mr. Roland V. Libonati, of Illinois, 
received permission to address the House for one minute. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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                           THE LATE WILLIAM BALLINGER

        Mr. LIBONATI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address 
    the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Illinois?
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        There was no objection.(3)
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--Of Astronauts

Sec. 10.19 The Chairman of the Committee on Science and Astronautics 
    took the floor to eulogize three U.S. Apollo astronauts.

    On Jan. 30, 1967,(1) Mr. George P. Miller, of 
California, eulogized three U.S. astronauts killed by a flash fire in 
their Apollo spacecraft while it was undergoing a static test at Cape 
Kennedy, Florida.(2)
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 1. 113 Cong. Rec. 1790, 90th Cong. 1st Sess.
 2. For eulogy, see Id.
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    Parliamentarian's Note: The Speaker first recognized Rep. L. H. 
Fountain, of North Carolina, to

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announce the death of a former Member of the House, Graham A. Barden, 
of North Carolina, before recognizing Chairman Miller to eulogize the 
astronauts.
    Chairman Miller had inquired about a resolution of condolence to 
the families of the astronauts but was advised both by the 
Parliamentarian and the Speaker that there were no direct precedents 
for such an action by the House. The House, for example, had not passed 
a resolution of condolence when the U.S.S. Thresher sank with all hands 
on Apr. 10, 1963.

Sec. 10.20 The Speaker announced that unanimous-consent requests would 
    not be entertained prior to eulogies previously scheduled for a 
    deceased Member.

    On May 21, 1964,(1) the pending business of the House 
was interrupted for previously scheduled eulogies for Mr. Clarence 
Cannon, of Missouri. The following proceedings occurred:
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                          ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

        The SPEAKER.(2) The Chair desires to state that in 
    the light of the eulogies for our late beloved colleague, Mr. 
    Cannon, the Chair will not receive unanimous-consent requests at 
    this time. The Committee will rise at 12 o'clock, and before we go 
    into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
    again, the Chair will receive unanimous-consent requests at that 
    time.(3) . . .
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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Consolidation of Eulogies in Record

Sec. 10.21 When, during the course of eulogies to a deceased colleague, 
    the Majority Leader announced the program for the following day, he 
    asked unanimous consent that the announcement appear in the 
    Congressional Record preceding the eulogies.

    On Oct. 9, 1962,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, asked 
unanimous consent to insert in the Congressional Record a list of 
legislative matters to be considered the next business day. The 
proceedings were as follows:
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                       LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert in 
    the Record a list of legislative matters that may be considered 
    tomorrow and to advise the Members in that connection that there 
    will be additions to this

[[Page 698]]

    announcement. I ask unanimous consent that this announcement may 
    appear preceding the eulogies delivered today.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, the program is as follows:
        First. Resolution relating to Senate Joint Resolution 234--
    Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration.
        Second. The Ways and Means Committee [Mr. Mills] will call up a 
    bill to correct the tax bill.
        Third. H.R. 12580--conference report: State, Justice, Commerce, 
    and related agencies appropriation bill for 1963.
        Any other bills that might be called up by unanimous consent.
        Any further program will be announced later.

    Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, then took the floor to 
eulogize Mr. Clem Miller, of California.(3)
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Sec. 10.22 On a day devoted to eulogies to a deceased colleague, the 
    only business allowed was the Committee on Appropriations being 
    granted permission to file a privileged report.

    On June 3, 1963,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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                          CONSENT CALENDAR TRANSFERRED

        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that business in order under clause 4, rule XIII, the 
    Consent Calendar rule, be transferred to tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Oklahoma?
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        There was no 
    objection.                          -------------------

                           SPECIAL ORDERS TRANSFERRED

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    special orders for today be transferred to tomorrow and that they 
    be called prior to the special orders scheduled for tomorrow.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Oklahoma?
        There was no objection. . . 
    .                          -------------------

                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION

        Mr. [William H.] NATCHER [of Kentucky]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations may have 
    until midnight tonight to file a report on the bill making 
    appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the year 
    ending June 30, 1964.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Kentucky?
        There was no objection.

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        Mr. Horan reserved all points of order on the 
    bill.                          -------------------

                      THE LATE HONORABLE FRANCIS E. WALTER

        Mr. [Thomas E.] MORGAN [of Pennsylvania]. Mr. Speaker, it is my 
    sad duty to announce that our beloved friend and colleague, Francis 
    E. Walter, has passed on. The calmness and fortitude he displayed 
    in his courageous fight to regain his health are a measure of those 
    qualities which made ``Tad'' Walter one of the truly great 
    legislators of our time.

``Closing Date'' for Eulogy Compilations

Sec. 10.23 The Joint Committee on Printing announced to the House the 
    ``closing date'' for insertions in the Congressional Record for 
    inclusion in the printed compilation of eulogies to former 
    President Eisenhower.

    On July 7, 1969,(1) Mr. Samuel N. Friedel, of Maryland, 
was permitted to address the House for one minute. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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 1. 115 Cong. Rec. 18382, 91st Cong. 1st Sess. For a similar instance, 
        see 112 Cong. Rec. 13984, 89th Cong. 2d Sess., June 23, 1966 
        (eulogies for Mr. Herbert C. Bonner [NC] and Mr. Albert Thomas 
        [TX]).
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               PUBLICATION OF EULOGIES TO DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER

        (Mr. FRIEDEL asked and was given permission to address the 
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
        Mr. FRIEDEL. Mr. Speaker, the Joint Committee on Printing 
    currently is receiving many calls in connection with the 
    publication of congressional eulogies in tribute to former 
    President Eisenhower. The joint committee now has set Friday, July 
    11, as the closing date for final acceptance of any further 
    insertions in the Congressional Record. It must be noted that ample 
    time has been extended to all members who wished to express their 
    sentiments. It is the joint committee's intention that these 
    tributes be published and distributed later this year. For that 
    reason, all copy must be submitted on or before the above-mentioned 
    date.


                      

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 11. Services in the Capitol

    Funerals and memorial services in the Capitol are not common. 
Generally, the observance will be conducted in the hometown of the 
Member, and a funeral committee appointed to attend.(1)
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    When a funeral is to be held in the Chamber of the Senate or the 
House, the other body has customarily been requested to attend by 
resolution.(2)
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        see 5 Hinds' Precedents Sec. Sec.  7107-7223.

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    At one time, the rules of the House provided for the holding of 
memorial services for Members of the House of Representatives or Senate 
who died during the year.(3)
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Invitations to Funeral in Hall of the House

Sec. 11.1 Form of resolution extending invitations to attend the 
    funeral of Speaker Joseph W. Byrns in the Hall of the House of 
    Representatives.

    On June 5, 1936,(1) a resolution inviting the President, 
Vice President, and other dignitaries to attend the funeral of Speaker 
Byrns in the Hall of the House was offered and agreed to. The 
proceedings were as follows:
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 1. 80 Cong. Rec. 9123, 74th Cong. 2d Sess. See also 86 Cong. Rec. 
        12232, 76th Cong. 3d Sess., Sept. 16, 1940, for a House 
        resolution inviting the Senate and various dignitaries to 
        attend the funeral of Speaker William B. Bankhead (AL) in the 
        House Chamber (H. Res. 603).
            See also Sec. 6.10, supra, for resolution of sorrow adopted 
        on the death of Speaker Byrns, and Sec. 2.3, supra, for the 
        Clerk's announcement of Speaker Byrns' death.
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        Mr. [John J.] O'CONNOR [of New York]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 545

            Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby directed to 
        invite the Vice President and the Senate to attend the funeral 
        of the late Speaker, the Honorable Joseph W. Byrns, in the 
        House of Representatives at 12 o'clock meridian on Friday, June 
        5, 1936.
            Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of 
        the United States and the members of his Cabinet, the Chief 
        Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of 
        State), the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval 
        Operations of the Navy, the Major General Commandant of the 
        Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend 
        the funeral in the Hall of the House of Representatives.

        The resolution was agreed to.

Invitations to Rotunda Memorial Service

Sec. 11.2 While the Rotunda of the Capitol is under the joint control 
    of the House and the Senate, and while use thereof is normally 
    authorized by concurrent resolution, a memorial service in the 
    Rotunda for a Member of the Senate has been arranged by passage of 
    a Senate resolution inviting the House to attend the services and 
    by acceptance of such invitation

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    by the House, also by resolution.

    On Sept. 8, 1969,(1) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, laid before the House Senate Resolution 254, inviting 
the House to attend a memorial service for the Senate Minority Leader, 
Everett McKinley Dirksen, of Illinois. The proceedings were as follows:
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        The SPEAKER laid before the House the following resolution from 
    the Senate of the United States, which was read:

                                  S. Res. 254

            Resolved, That the Secretary invite the Members of the 
        House of Representatives to attend memorial services for the 
        Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen in the rotunda of the 
        Capitol on Tuesday, September 9, 1969, at 12 o'clock noon; and 
        be it further
            Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of 
        the United States and the members of the Cabinet, the Chief 
        Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of 
        State), the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval 
        Operations of the Navy, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 
        the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend the memorial services 
        in the rotunda of the Capitol.

    Immediately after Senate Resolution 254 was read, Mr. Carl Albert, 
of Oklahoma, offered House Resolution 531, accepting the Senate's 
invitation:(2)
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        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution and ask for its 
    immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 531

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives accepts the 
        invitation of the Senate to attend memorial services for the 
        Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen in the rotunda of the 
        Capitol on Tuesday, September 9, 1969, at 12 o'clock noon.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

    Similarly, On Aug. 1, 1953,(3) Mr. Charles A. Halleck, 
of Indiana, offered House Resolution 385, accepting the invitation of 
the Senate(4) to attend memorial services for Mr. Robert A. 
Taft, of Ohio.
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        Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 385) 
    and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, that the House of Representatives accepts the 
        invitation of

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        the Senate to attend memorial services for the Honorable Robert 
        A. Taft in the rotunda of the Capitol on Monday, August 3, 
        1953, at 12 o'clock noon.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate.

        The resolution was agreed to, and a motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.

    On Aug. 3, 1953,(5) the complete memorial services held 
in the Rotunda of the Capitol were ordered printed in the Congressional 
Record by unanimous consent. The Senate proceedings, in part, were as 
follows:
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        Mr. [William F.] KNOWLAND [of California]. Mr. President, I ask 
    unanimous consent that there be printed at this point in the Record 
    the complete memorial services held today at 12 o'clock in the 
    rotunda of the Capitol, which will, of course, include the prayer, 
    the invocation, the memorial address by the Senator from Ohio [Mr. 
    Bricker], and the benediction.
        The Acting PRESIDENT Pro Tempore.(6) Is there 
    objection?
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        There being no objection, the proceedings were ordered printed 
    in the Record, as follows:

         MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR THE LATE SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, OF OHIO

        At 12 o'clock meridian the Senate proceeded to the rotunda of 
    the Capitol to attend the memorial services for the late Senator 
    Robert A. Taft, of Ohio.
        The casket containing the body of the deceased Senator had been 
    previously brought into the rotunda and placed on the catafalque, 
    draped with the American flag, and surrounded by many floral 
    tributes. An honor guard made up of one representative of each of 
    the Armed Services, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the 
    Marine Corps, under command of an officer of the Army, was posted 
    around the catafalque.
        The Members of the Senate, preceded by the Vice President and 
    the Secretary of the Senate, entered the rotunda and were seated on 
    the left of the catafalque.
        The Members of the House of Representatives, preceded by the 
    Speaker and its Clerk (Lyle O. Snader), entered the rotunda and 
    were escorted to seats on the right of the catafalque.
        The members of the Diplomatic Corps entered the rotunda and 
    were seated to the left.
        The Chief Justice of the United States and Associate Justices 
    of the Supreme Court of the United States entered the rotunda and 
    were seated in the area to the left.
        The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff 
    of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of 
    the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the 
    Commandant of the Coast Guard entered the rotunda and were seated 
    in the area to the left.
        Mrs. Taft and the family of the late Senator were escorted to 
    the seats assigned to them.
        The members of the Cabinet entered the rotunda and were seated 
    in the area to the left.

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        Gov. Frank J. Lausche, of Ohio, and General of the Army Douglas 
    MacArthur and Mrs. MacArthur were escorted to the seats assigned to 
    them.
        Mr. Lawrence Richey, representing former President Herbert 
    Hoover, was escorted to the seat assigned to him.
        The President of the United States and Mrs. Eisenhower entered 
    the rotunda, escorted by the Secretary of the Senate (J. Mack 
    Trice) and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate (Forest A. Harness), 
    and were escorted to seats on the right.
        The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Bricker]; the Chaplain of the 
    Senate, Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, D.D.; and the Chaplain of the 
    House of Representatives, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, D.D., were 
    escorted to the platform at the head of the catafalque.
        The Marine Band, under the direction of Lt. Col. William F. 
    Santelmann, played America the Beautiful.
        The Chaplain of the Senate pronounced the . . . invocation[.] . 
    . .

Invitations to Service in Senate Chamber

Sec. 11.3 Form of resolution accepting the invitation of the Senate to 
    attend the funeral services of a Senator in the Senate Chamber.

    On Jan. 22, 1940,(1) a message was received from the 
Senate announcing the adoption of the following resolution:
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                             Senate Resolution 220
                               In the Senate of the United States,
                                                 January 20, 1940.

            Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
        and deep regret the announcement of the death of Hon. William 
        E. Borah, late a Senator from the State of Idaho.
            Resolved, That a committee of 10 Senators be appointed by 
        the President of the Senate to take order for superintending 
        the funeral of the deceased Senator, to be held in the Senate 
        Chamber on Monday, January 22, 1940, at 12 o'clock and 30 
        minutes p.m., and that the Senate attend the same.
            Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions 
        to the House of Representatives, transmit a copy thereof to the 
        family of the deceased, and invite the House of Representatives 
        to attend the funeral in the Senate Chamber, and to appoint a 
        committee to act with the committee of the Senate.
            Resolved, That invitations be extended to the President of 
        the United States and the Members of the Cabinet, the Chief 
        Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
        United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of 
        State), the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval 
        Operations of the Navy, the Major General Commandant of the 
        Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend 
        the funeral in the Senate Chamber.
            Resolved, That, as a further mark of respect to the memory 
        of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn until 12 o'clock and 
        15 minutes p.m., Monday, January 22, 1940. . . .

                           the late william e. borah

        Mr. [Henry C.] DWORSHAK [of Idaho]. Mr. Speaker, it is with 
    profound sorrow and a sense of keen personal loss that I announce 
    at this time the passing, on January 19, of the distinguished 
    senior Senator from Idaho,

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    William E. Borah. For 33 years he served with devotion and loyalty 
    the country he loved so intensely. His record and his achievements 
    are known to all Americans.
        Mr. Speaker, later I shall speak at length upon the services of 
    this distinguished American. At this time I offer a resolution and 
    ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 362

            Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
        the death of Hon. William E. Borah, a Senator of the United 
        States from the State of Idaho.
            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) The Chair appoints as members of the 
    funeral committee, Mr. Boehne, Mr. Hill, Mr. Lemke, Mr. Murdock of 
    Utah, Mr. White of Idaho, Mr. Hull, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Case of South 
    Dakota, Mr. Dworshak, and Mr. Thorkelson.
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        Mr. [Sam] RAYBURN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 363

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives accepts the 
        invitation of the Senate to attend the funeral services of the 
        late Honorable William E. Borah, to be held in the Senate 
        Chamber Monday, January 22, 1940, at 12:30 o'clock p.m., and 
        that the committee appointed by the Speaker of the House to 
        attend the funeral shall act in conjunction with the committee 
        of the Senate to make the necessary arrangements.
            Resolved, That upon the return of the House to its Chamber 
        following the services in the Senate Chamber, the Speaker 
        shall, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
        deceased Senator, declare the House adjourned.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate.

        The resolution was agreed to.

    On Apr. 11, 1939,(3) the Senate, by resolution, invited 
Members of the House to attend the funeral of Mr. James Hamilton Lewis, 
of Illinois. The following proceedings occurred:
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                            message from the senate

        A message from the Senate, by Mr. Frazier, its legislative 
    clerk, announced that the Senate had adopted the following 
    resolution:

                             Senate Resolution 119

            Resolved, That the secretary invite the Members of the 
        House of Representatives to attend the funeral of Hon. James 
        Hamilton Lewis in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday, April 12, 
        1939, at 2:30 o'clock p.m., and to appoint a committee to act 
        with the committee of the Senate; and be it further
            Resolved, That invitations be extended to the president of 
        the United States and the members of the Cabinet, the Chief 
        Justice and Associate

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        Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the 
        Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of State), the Chief of 
        Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, 
        the Major General commandant of the Marine Corps, and the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard to attend the funeral in the 
        Senate Chamber. . . .

           attendance at funeral service of the late honorable james 
                                 hamilton lewis

        Mr. [Sam] RAYBURN [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I offer the 
    following resolution.

    The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 158

            Resolved, That the House of Representatives accepts the 
        invitation of the Senate to attend the funeral services of the 
        late Honorable James Hamilton Lewis to be held in the Senate 
        Chamber Wednesday, April 12, 1939, at 2:30 o'clock p.m., and 
        that the committee appointed by the Speaker of the House to 
        attend the funeral shall act in conjunction with the committee 
        of the Senate to make the necessary arrangements.
            Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
        the Senate.

        The resolution was agreed to.

    On July 16, 1937,(4) Speaker William B. Bankhead, of 
Alabama, offered the following statement in the Congressional Record 
regarding arrangements made for the procession and attendance of the 
House at the funeral of Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, in the 
Senate Chamber:
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                 attendance upon services in the senate chamber

        The SPEAKER. The Chair suggests to the Members, in view of the 
    fact that certain seats have been reserved in the Senate Chamber 
    for the committee appointed to attend the funeral of the late 
    Senator Robinson, that the committee immediately follow the Speaker 
    and that the Members then follow the committee in the procession to 
    the Senate Chamber. The Speaker will take his place at the door, 
    the members of the committee will fall in behind him, and the other 
    members will follow in order.
        Thereupon, at 11:55 o'clock a.m., the Members of the House 
    proceeded to the Senate Chamber.
        At 12:43 o'clock p.m., the Members of the House returned to the 
    House Chamber.(5)
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 5. See 81 Cong. Rec. 7195, 75th Cong. 1st Sess., July 15, 1937, for 
        the form of resolution accepting the invitation of the Senate 
        to attend funeral services of Senator Robinson in the Senate 
        Chamber (H. Res. 279).
            For a summary of the funeral services of Senator Robinson, 
        see 81 Cong. Rec. 7201-203, 75th Cong. 1st Sess., July 16, 
        1937.
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Sec. 11.4 The House attended funeral services in the Senate Chamber for 
    the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, who was also a former 
    Member of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.

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    On July 10, 1939,(1) the House adopted the following 
resolutions:
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                              House Resolution 246

        Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow and 
    deep regret the announcement of the death of Hon. Claude A. 
    Swanson, late the Secretary of the Navy, and formerly a Senator and 
    Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia.
        Resolved, That a committee of 16 Members be appointed on the 
    part of the House to join with the committee appointed on the part 
    of the Senate to attend the funeral.
        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.

    After Speaker pro tempore Sam Rayburn, of Texas, appointed members 
of the committee on the part of the House to join the committee 
appointed on the part of the Senate to attend the funeral, the 
following resolution was offered:(2)
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                              House Resolution 247

        Resolved, that the House of Representatives accepts the 
    invitation of the Senate to attend the funeral services of the late 
    Hon. Claude A. Swanson to be held in the Senate Chamber Monday, 
    July 10, 1939, at 1 o'clock p.m., and that the committee appointed 
    by the Speaker of the House to attend the funeral shall act in 
    conjunction with the committee of the Senate to make the necessary 
    arrangements.
        Resolved, That the Clerk communicate this resolution to the 
    Senate.
        The resolution was agreed to.(3)
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        see 84 Cong. Rec. 8768-70, 76th Cong. 1st Sess., July 10, 1939.
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Annual Memorial Service for Deceased Members

Sec. 11.5 A resolution was offered and agreed to fixing a special date 
    for the offering of memorial exercises in the House Chamber.

    On Apr. 2, 1953,(1) a privileged resolution was offered 
providing for the House to set aside a memorial day for deceased 
Members. The proceedings were as follows:
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        Mr. [William C.] COLE [of Missouri]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    privileged resolution (H. Res. 199) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved, That on Wednesday, May 6, 1953, immediately after 
        the approval of the Journal, the House shall stand in recess 
        for the purpose of holding memorial services as arranged by the 
        Committee on House Administration under the provision of clause 
        9(n)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives. The order of exercises and proceedings of the 
        service shall be printed in the Congressional Record,

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        and all Members shall have leave for 30 legislative days to 
        extend their remarks in the Congressional Record on the life, 
        character, and public service of the deceased Members. At the 
        conclusion of the proceedings, the Speaker shall call the House 
        to order and then as a further mark of respect to the memories 
        of the deceased he shall declare the House adjourned. The 
        necessary expenses connected with such memorial services shall 
        be paid out of the contingent fund of the House upon vouchers 
        signed by the chairman of the Committee on House 
        Administration.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

    Similarly, on Apr. 18, 1946,(2) the following 
proceedings took place in the House:
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        Mr. [John R.] MURDOCK [of Arizona]. Mr. Speaker, at the request 
    of the gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. Fernandez], chairman of the 
    committee, and by direction of the Committee on Memorials, I offer 
    House Resolution 604, relative to the holding of memorial exercises 
    for our departed colleagues during the past year and fixing 
    Tuesday, the 28th day of May, for that purpose, and ask for its 
    immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

            Resolved, That on Tuesday, the 28th day of May, 1946, 
        immediately after the approval of the Journal, the House shall 
        stand at recess for the purpose of holding the memorial 
        services as arranged by the Committee on Memorials, under the 
        provisions of clause 40a of rule XI. The order of exercises and 
        proceedings of the service shall be printed in the 
        Congressional Record, and all Members shall have leave for 
        sixty legislative days to extend their remarks in the 
        Congressional Record, on the life, character, and public 
        service of the deceased members. At the conclusion of the 
        proceedings, the Speaker shall call the House to order and then 
        as a further mark of respect to the memories of the deceased, 
        he shall declare the House adjourned: And be it further
            Resolved, That the necessary expenses connected with the 
        memorial services herein authorized shall be paid out of the 
        contingent fund of the House upon vouchers signed by the 
        chairman of the Committee on Memorials and approved by the 
        Committee on Accounts.

        The resolution was agreed to.(3)
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 3. For additional examples of resolutions providing for annual 
        memorial services in the House for deceased Members, see 97 
        Cong. Rec. 4281, 82d Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 24, 1951 (H. Res. 
        205); 94 Cong. Rec. 2846, 80th Cong. 2d Sess., Mar. 15, 1948 
        (H. Res. 502).
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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec. 12. Lying-in-State; Lying in Honor

    The Rotunda of the Capitol has been chosen as a place for the 
Nation to pay their final respects to its most eminent citizens. This 
tribute takes the form of having their remains lie in state or in honor 
in the Rotunda with a period of public access. The authority for such 
action is granted by

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concurrent resolution or agreement by House and Senate 
leadership.(1)
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Concurrent Resolution Authorizing

Sec. 12.1 By unanimous consent, the House considered and agreed to a 
    concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of former President 
    Lyndon B. Johnson to lie in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol.

    On Jan. 23, 1973,(1) Speaker Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, 
laid before the House a message from the President, announcing the 
death of former President Johnson. Immediately thereafter, Mr. Thomas 
P. O'Neill, Jr., of Massachusetts, offered the following resolution:
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                                H. Con. Res. 90

        Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
    concurring), That in recognition of the long and distinguished 
    service rendered to the Nation and to the world by Lyndon B. 
    Johnson, Thirty-sixth President of the United States, his remains 
    be permitted to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol from 
    January 24 to January 25, 1973, and the Architect of the Capitol, 
    under the direction of the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
    and the President pro tempore of the Senate, shall take all 
    necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
        The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

    Parliamentarian's Note: The House Journal correctly indicates that 
House Concurrent Resolution 90 was called up by unanimous consent (not 
having been reported by the Committee on Rules).(2)
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Sec. 12.2 A concurrent resolution authorized the use of the Rotunda of 
    the Capitol for the lying-in-state ceremonies for the General of 
    the Army.

    On Apr. 6, 1964,(1) concurrent resolutions authorizing 
the remains of Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army of the United 
States, to lie in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol and authorizing 
the purchase of a floral wreath to be placed by the catafalque bearing 
his remains were laid before the House. The proceedings were as 
follows:
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        see Id. at pp. 7118, 7119, Apr. 7, 1964.
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent

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    for the immediate consideration of the Senate concurrent resolution 
    (S. Con. Res. 74) authorizing the remains of Gen. Douglas MacArthur 
    to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol from April 8 to April 
    9, 1964.
        The Clerk read the Senate concurrent resolution, as follows:

                                S. Con. Res. 74

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That in recognition of the long and distinguished 
        service rendered by Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army of 
        the United States, the remains be permitted to lie in state in 
        the rotunda of the Capitol from April 8 to April 9, 1964, and 
        the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction and 
        supervision of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take all 
        necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.

        The Senate concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the 
    table.                          -------------------

        WREATH TO BE PLACED AT REMAINS OF GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR IN THE 
                                CAPITOL ROTUNDA

        Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the 
    immediate consideration of Senate concurrent resolution (S. Con. 
    Res. 75) authorizing the purchase of a floral wreath to be placed 
    by the catafalque bearing the remains of Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 
    the Capitol rotunda.
        The Clerk read the Senate concurrent resolution, as follows:

                                S. Con. Res. 75

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the 
        Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives are each 
        hereby authorized and directed to purchase a floral wreath to 
        be placed by the catafalque bearing the remains of late General 
        of the Army of the United States, Douglas MacArthur, which are 
        to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol of the United 
        States from April 8 to April 9, 1964, the expenses of which 
        shall be paid from the contingent funds of the Senate and the 
        House of Representatives, respectively.

        The Senate concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

    On Apr. 7, 1964,(2) a resolution was adopted authorizing 
the Speaker to appoint the Majority and Minority Leaders and all 
members of the Committee on Armed Services to represent the House at 
the lying-in-state ceremonies for General MacArthur. The following 
proceedings occurred:
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        Mr. [Carl] ALBERT [of Oklahoma]. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution.
        The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

                                  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

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        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.(3) The Chair appoints . . . Members to 
    represent the House at the ceremonies in the rotunda[.] . . .
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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.

    On Apr. 8, 1964,(4) the Speaker made the following 
announcement:
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        The SPEAKER. Before declaring a recess, the Chair desires to 
    announce that members will assemble here in the Chamber at 2:45 
    p.m. and proceed to the rotunda of the Capitol for the purpose of 
    participating in the lying-in-state ceremonies for the late General 
    of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
        Following the ceremonies in the rotunda, Members will return to 
    the Chamber. The Chair will then call the House to order for 
    further consideration of business pending in the House.
        In other words, there will be no 15-minute bell, but the House 
    will be called to order at that time.

    On Apr. 9, 1964,(5) the following announcement was made 
by the Speaker regarding the procession to the Rotunda to witness 
concluding ceremonies for General MacArthur:
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        The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to announce that the Chair is 
    about to declare a recess for the purpose of permitting Members to 
    proceed to the rotunda to witness the conclusion of the lying-in-
    state ceremonies for the late General of the Army Douglas 
    MacArthur.
        After conclusion of the ceremonies the House will reconvene. 
    Bells will be rung 15 minutes prior to reconvening.
        The Chair now declares a recess subject to the call of the 
    House.

Sec. 12.3 By unanimous consent, the House agreed to a concurrent 
    resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the body of the 
    director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should lie in state 
    in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

    On May 2, 1972,(1) Majority Leader Hale Boggs, of 
Louisiana,

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announced to the House the death of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. W. S. Stuckey, Jr., of Georgia, 
offered House Concurrent Resolution 600 and asked unanimous consent for 
its immediate consideration. The resolution read as follows:
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        Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
    Concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the body of J. 
    Edgar Hoover should lie in state in the Rotunda of the United 
    States Capitol so that the citizens of the United States may pay 
    their last respects to this great American. . . .
        The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Sec. 12.4 Following the deaths of Detective John Michael Gibson and 
    Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States 
    Capitol Police in the line of duty on July 24, 1998, the Congress 
    took several actions to honor their service including permitting 
    their remains to lay in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol.

    On July 27, 1998,(1) the following procedures took 
place:
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        Sec. 15, supra.
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        Mr. [Tom] DeLAY [of Texas]. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that the Committee on House Oversight be discharged from 
    further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
    310) and I ask for its immediate consideration and adoption by the 
    House.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) The Clerk will report 
    the concurrent resolution.
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        The Clerk read as follows:

                                H. Con. Res. 310

        Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
    concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL FOR 
                   MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DETECTIVE JOHN MICHAEL 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JACOB JOSEPH 
                   CHESTNUT.

       The rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used for a 
     memorial service and proceedings related thereto for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on 
     Tuesday, July 28, 1998, under the direction of the United 
     States Capitol Police Board.

     SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE IN CAPITOL IN MEMORY OF DETECTIVE 
                   GIBSON AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CHESTNUT.

       The Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor 
     of the memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
     First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States 
     Capitol Police at an appropriate site in the United States 
     Capitol, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

     SEC. 3. PAYMENT OF FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR JOHN GIBSON AND JACOB 
                   JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General: The Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to make such 
     arrangements as may be necessary for funeral services for 
     Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, 
     including payments for travel expenses of immediate family 
     members, and for the attendance of Members of the House of 
     Representatives at such services, including payments for 
     expenses incurred by Members in attending such services.

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       (b) Source and Manner of Making Payments: Any payment made 
     under subsection (a) shall be made from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives, using vouchers 
     approved in a manner directed by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR'S GRATUITY TO WIDOWS OF JOHN 
                   GIBSON AND JACOB JOSEPH CHESTNUT.

       (a) In General: In accordance with the first sentence of 
     the last undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' in the first section of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 USC Sec. 125), 
     the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized and directed to pay, from the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives
       (1) a gratuity to the widow of Detective John Michael 
     Gibson of the United States Capitol Police in the amount of 
     $51,866.00; and
       (2) a gratuity to the widow of Private First Class Jacob 
     Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police in the 
     amount of $47,280.00.
       (b) Treatment as Gift: Each gratuity paid under subsection 
     (a) shall be held to have been a gift.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL 
                   POLICE MEMORIAL FUND.

       It is the sense of Congress that there should be 
     established under law a United States Capitol Police Memorial 
     Fund for the surviving spouse and children of members of the 
     United States Capitol Police who are slain in the line of 
     duty.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Texas?
        There was no objection.



                   THOSE WHO HAVE LAIN IN STATE(1)

 1. Compiled list is from the website of the Architect of the Capitol. 
        See http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/lain--in--state.cfm (last 
        visited 9/2/2009).
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                                    APPENDIX

            Henry Clay

            July 1, 1852, following a memorial service in the Senate 
        Chamber (S-228). Member of the House of Representatives for 
        five non-consecutive terms (1811-25). Served as Speaker in 
        1811-14, 1815-20, and 1823-25. Secretary of State from 1825 to 
        1829. U.S. Senator from Kentucky intermittently for 18 years 
        between 1806 and 1852. Died June 29, 1852, in Washington, D.C. 
        during the 32d Congress, 1st Session. No resolution.

            Abraham Lincoln

            Apr. 19-21, 1865. Member of the House of Representatives 
        from Illinois, Mar. 4, 1847, to Mar. 3, 1849. President of the 
        United States from Mar. 4, 1861, until his death. Assassinated 
        Apr. 14, 1865, in Washington, D.C., and died there Apr. 15, 
        1865. Died after adjournment of the 38th Congress, 2d Session. 
        No resolution.

            Thaddeus Stevens

            Aug. 13, 14, 1868, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. Member of the House of Representatives from 
        Pennsylvania, Mar. 4, 1849, to Mar. 3, 1853, and again from 
        Mar. 4, 1859, until his death Aug. 11, 1868, in Washington, 
        D.C., during recess of the 40th Congress, 2d Session. No 
        resolution.

            Charles Sumner

            Mar. 13, 1874, prior to a memorial service in the Senate 
        Chamber. U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Apr. 24, 1851, until 
        his death, Mar. 11, 1874, in Washington, D.C., during the 43d 
        Congress, 1st Session. No resolution.

            Henry Wilson

            Nov. 25, 26, 1875, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Senate Chamber. U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Jan. 31, 1855, 
        to Mar. 3, 1873, when he resigned to become Vice

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        President. Vice President of United States from Mar. 4, 1873, 
        until his death. Died Nov. 22, 1875, in the Vice President's 
        room in the Capitol, Washington, D.C., after adjournment of the 
        43d Congress, 2d Session. No resolution.

            James Abram Garfield

            Sept. 21-23, 1881, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. President of the United States from Mar. 4, 1881, 
        until his death. Member of House of Representatives from Ohio, 
        Mar. 4, 1863, to Nov. 8, 1880, when he resigned, having been 
        elected President. Assassinated July 2, 1881, in Washington, 
        D.C., and died Sept. 19, 1881, in Elberon, New Jersey, after 
        adjournment of 46th Congress, 3d Session. No resolution.

            John Alexander Logan

            Dec. 30, 31, 1886, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Senate Chamber. Member of House of Representatives from 
        Illinois, Mar. 4, 1859, to Apr. 2, 1862, when he resigned to 
        enter the Union Army, and again from Mar. 4, 1867, until Mar. 
        3, 1871. U.S. Senator from Illinois, Mar. 4, 1871, to Mar. 3, 
        1877, and again from Mar. 4, 1879, to Dec. 26, 1886. Died Dec. 
        26, 1886, in Washington, D.C., during the 49th Congress, 2d 
        Session. No resolution.

            William McKinley, Jr.

            Sept. 17, 1901, following a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. Member of House of Representatives from Ohio, Mar. 4, 
        1877, to May 27, 1884, and again from Mar. 4, 1885, to Mar. 3, 
        1891. Governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896. President of United 
        States, Mar. 4, 1897, until his death. Assassinated Sept. 6, 
        1901, in Buffalo, New York, and died there Sept. 14, 1901, 
        after adjournment of the 56th Congress, 2d Session. No 
        resolution.

            Pierre Charles L'Enfant

            (re-interment) Apr. 28, 1909, prior to a memorial service 
        in the Rotunda. Planner of the city of Washington, D.C. Died 
        June 4, 1825, and was buried on Digges farm, Prince George's 
        County, Maryland. Remains were brought to Capitol, Apr. 28, 
        1909, to be re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery. 
        Authority for use of the Rotunda granted by Sen. Con. Res. 2, 
        61st Congress, 1st Session, agreed to Mar. 26, 1909.

            George Dewey

            Jan. 20, 1917, during a memorial service in the Rotunda. 
        Admiral of the Navy and hero of Manila Bay in the Spanish-
        American War. Died Jan. 16, 1917, in Washington, D.C. Authority 
        for use of the Rotunda was granted by H. Con. Res. 68, 64th 
        Congress, 2d Session, agreed to Jan. 18, 1917.

            Unknown Soldier of World
            War I

            Nov. 9-11, 1921. Chosen to honor and perpetuate the memory 
        of the heroes who gave their lives in World War I. The body was 
        that of an unknown American who served as a member of the 
        American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. Congress was in 
        session, 67th Congress, 1st Session. No resolution.

            Warren Gamaliel Harding

            Aug. 8, 1923, following a memorial service in the Rotunda. 
        U.S. Senator from Ohio, Mar. 4, 1915, to Jan. 13, 1921, when he 
        resigned, having been elected President. President of United 
        States Mar. 4, 1921, until his death. Died Aug. 2, 1923, in San 
        Francisco, California, after adjournment of the 67th Congress, 
        4th Session. No resolution.


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            William Howard Taft

            Mar. 11, 1930. President of United States Mar. 4, 1909, to 
        Mar. 4, 1913. Chief Justice of the United States, July 11, 
        1921, to Feb. 3, 1930. Died Mar. 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C., 
        during 71st Congress, 2d Session. No resolution.

            John Joseph Pershing

            July 18, 19, 1948. General of the Armies of the United 
        States. Graduated from U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 
        1886 and devoted his entire life to military service. Chief of 
        Staff of the Army 1921-24; Commander of American Expeditionary 
        Forces, World War I; distinguished service during the 
        Philippine insurrection and Spanish-American War. Died July 15, 
        1948, in Washington, D.C., during recess of the 80th Congress, 
        2d Session. No resolution.

            Robert Alphonso Taft

            Aug. 2, 3, 1953, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. U.S. Senator from Ohio, Jan. 3, 1939, until his death. 
        Died July 31, 1953, in New York City, during 83d Congress, 1st 
        Session, S. Res. 158, 83d Congress, 1st Session, agreed to Aug. 
        1, 1953, extended invitation to the memorial service in the 
        Rotunda, Aug. 3, 1953.

            Unknown Soldiers of World War II and the Korean War

            May 28-30, 1958. Chosen to honor and perpetuate the memory 
        of the heroes who gave their lives while serving overseas in 
        the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II and 
        the Korean War, and whose identities were unknown. Authority 
        for use of the Rotunda granted by H. Con. Res. 242, 85th 
        Congress, 2d Session, agreed to Mar. 6, 1958.

            John Fitzgerald Kennedy

            Nov. 24, 25, 1963, following a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. Member of the House of Representatives from 
        Massachusetts, Jan. 3, 1947, to Dec. 3, 1953. U.S. Senator from 
        Massachusetts, Jan. 3, 1953, to Dec. 22, 1960, when he resigned 
        to become President. President of the United States from Jan. 
        20, 1961, until his death. Assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on 
        Nov. 22, 1963, during the 88th Congress, 1st Session. No 
        resolution.

            Douglas MacArthur

            Apr. 8, 9, 1964. Superintendent of the U.S. Military 
        Academy at West Point 1919-22; appointed Chief of Staff of the 
        Army, Nov. 21, 1930; appointed General of the Army, Dec. 18, 
        1944. From July 26, 1941, through Apr. 11, 1951, he served in 
        the Pacific and Far East in various allied commands. Died Apr. 
        5, 1964, in Washington, D.C. Authority for use of the Rotunda 
        granted by S. Con. Res. 74, 88th Congress, 2d Session, agreed 
        to Apr. 6, 1964.

            Herbert Clark Hoover

            Oct. 23-25, 1964. Secretary of Commerce for Presidents 
        Harding and Coolidge. Food Administrator under President 
        Wilson. Chairman of Commission on the Organization of Executive 
        Branch of Government in 1947-49 and 1953-55. President of the 
        United States from Mar. 4, 1929, to Mar. 3, 1933. Died Oct. 20, 
        1964, in New York City, after adjournment of the 88th Congress, 
        2d Session. No resolution.

            Dwight David Eisenhower

            Mar. 30, 31, 1969. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy 
        at West Point in 1915, promoted to General of the Army in 1944, 
        and named President of Columbia University in 1948. President 
        of the United States

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        from Jan. 20, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1961. Died Mar. 28, 1969, in 
        Washington, D.C., during the 91st Congress, 1st Session. No 
        resolution.

            Everett McKinley Dirksen

            Sept. 9, 10, 1969, following a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. Member of the House of Representatives from Illinois, 
        Mar. 4, 1933 to Jan. 3, 1949. U.S. Senator from Illinois, Jan. 
        3, 1951, until his death. Died Sept. 7, 1969, in Washington, 
        D.C. S. Res. 254, 91st Congress, 1st Session, agreed to Sept. 
        8, 1969, extended invitations to memorial service in the 
        Rotunda, Sept. 9, 1969.

            J. Edgar Hoover

            May 3, 4, 1972, following a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        1924 until his death. Died May 2, 1972, in Washington, D.C. 
        Authority for use of the Rotunda granted by H. Con. Res. 600, 
        92d Congress, 2d Session, agreed to May 2, 1972.

            Lyndon Baines Johnson

            Jan. 24, 25, 1973, following a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. Member of the House of Representatives from Texas, 
        Apr. 10, 1937, to Jan. 3, 1949. U.S. Senator from Texas Jan. 3, 
        1949, to Jan. 3, 1961, when he resigned, having been elected 
        Vice President. Vice President from Jan. 20, 1961, to Nov. 22, 
        1963, when he assumed the Presidency. President of the United 
        States from Nov. 22, 1963, to Jan. 20, 1969. Died Jan. 22, 
        1973, near Johnson City, Texas. Authority for use of the 
        Rotunda granted by H. Con. Res. 90, 93d Congress, 1st Session, 
        agreed to Jan. 23, 1973.

            Hubert Horatio Humphrey

            Jan. 14, 15, 1978, prior to a memorial service in the 
        Rotunda. U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Jan. 3, 1949, to Dec. 29, 
        1964, when he resigned to become Vice President. Vice President 
        from Jan. 20, 1965, to Jan. 20, 1969. Returned to the Senate 
        from Nov. 3, 1970, until his death. Died Jan. 14, 1978, in 
        Waverly, Minnesota, after adjournment of the 95th Congress, 1st 
        Session. Authority for use of the Rotunda was granted by the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader 
        of the Senate. No resolution.

            Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam Era

            May 25-28, 1984. Chosen to honor the unknown Americans who 
        lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the 
        United States in Southeast Asia during 1959-72. Authority for 
        use of the Rotunda was granted by H. Con. Res. 296, 98th 
        Congress, 2d Session, agreed to May 17, 1984.

            Claude Denson Pepper

            June 1, 2, 1989, following a memorial ceremony in the 
        Rotunda. U.S. Senator from Florida, Nov. 4, 1936, to Jan. 3, 
        1951. Member of the House of Representatives from Florida, Jan. 
        3, 1963, until his death May 30, 1989, in Washington, D.C. 
        Authority for use of the Rotunda was granted by H. Con. Res. 
        139, 101st Congress, 1st Session, agreed to May 31, 1989.

            Jacob Joseph Chestnut and John Michael Gibson

            July 28, 1998, prior to and following a memorial ceremony 
        in the Rotunda. United States Capitol Police officers killed at 
        the Capitol in the line of duty on July 24, 1998. Authority for 
        use of the Rotunda was granted by H. Con. Res. 310, 105th

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        Congress, 2d Session, agreed to July 27, 1998. Officer Chestnut 
        and Detective Gibson were the first persons whose remains lay 
        in honor in the Rotunda.

            Ronald Wilson Reagan

            June 9-11, 2004, following a memorial ceremony in the 
        Rotunda. Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. President of 
        the United States from Jan. 20, 1981, to Jan. 20, 1989. Died 
        June 5, 2004, in Bel Air, California. Authority for use of the 
        Rotunda was granted by S. Con. Res. 115, 108th Congress, 2d 
        Session, agreed to June 9, 2004.

            Rosa Parks

            Oct. 30, 31, 2005. Civil rights pioneer. Died Oct. 24, 
        2005, in Detroit, Michigan. Authority for use of the Rotunda 
        granted by S. Con. Res. 61, 109th Congress, 1st Session, agreed 
        to Oct. 29, 2005.

            Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

            Dec. 30, 2006-Jan. 2, 2007. Member of the House of 
        Representatives from Michigan, Jan. 3, 1949, to Dec. 6, 1973, 
        when he resigned to become Vice President. Vice President from 
        Dec. 6, 1973, to Aug. 9, 1974, when President Richard M. Nixon 
        resigned. President of the United States from Aug. 9, 1974, to 
        Jan. 20, 1977. Died Dec. 26, 2006, in Rancho Mirage, 
        California, after adjournment of the 109th Congress, 2d 
        session. Authority for use of the Rotunda granted by the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader 
        of the Senate. No resolution.
                   DESCHLER-BROWN-JOHNSON PRECEDENTS
Ch. 38 

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                               CHAPTER 38
 
                                 Death
 
Sec.                      INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

Adjournment, Sec. 9
    benefit payments during, Sec. Sec. 3.8, 3.9
    in memory of Associate Justice, Sec. 6.7
    in memory of Cabinet officer, Sec. Sec. 6.22, 6.23
    in memory of Chaplain, Sec. Sec. 6.20, 8.14, 9.18
    in memory of Chief Justice, Sec. Sec. 6.6, 9.3
    in memory of deceased Member-elect, Sec. 9.8
    in memory of foreign head of state, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4, 9.13-9.15, 
        9.17
    in memory of former Clerk, Sec. 6.21
    in memory of former General of Army, Sec. Sec. 9.2, 9.12
    in memory of former Member and Senate Minority Leader, Sec. 9.10
    in memory of former President, Sec. Sec. 6.3, 6.4
    in memory of former Prime Minister, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 9.17
    in memory of former Senator and Secretary of State, Sec. 9.11
    in memory of former Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.13, 6.14, 9.4, 9.5
    in memory of former Speaker and Vice President, Sec. 9.4
    in memory of Member, Sec. Sec. 2.5, 2.6, 6.15, 6.16, 9.6
    in memory of Member who died during adjournment sine die, Sec. 9.7
    in memory of Member-elect, Sec. Sec. 6.17, 9.8
    in memory of Pope, Sec. 9.16
    in memory of President, Sec. Sec. 9.1, 9.2
    in memory of President pro tempore of Senate, Sec. 9.9
    in memory of Secretary of Navy, Sec. 6.23
    in memory of Senator, Sec. Sec. 6.18, 9.9, 9.10
    in memory of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.10, 6.12
    in memory of Vice-President, Sec. Sec. 6.5, 9.4
Administration of offices after death, Sec. 4
    death of Speaker, after 108th Congress, Sec. 4.1
    death of Speaker, before 108th Congress, Sec. 4.2
    employment of clerical assistants of presumed dead Members, 
        Sec. Sec. 4.3-4.5
    payment of expenses of office, Sec. 4.6
Announcement of death, Sec. 5
    by deceased's state delegation's senior Member, Sec. Sec. 5.7, 6.15
    by leader of Member's party, Sec. 5.8
    by letter concerning death of Chief Justice from Acting Chief 
        Justice of Supreme Court, Sec. 5.3
    by Member other than deceased's State delegation, Sec. 5.9
    by Presidential message, Sec. 5.1
    by proclamation of death of former President, Sec. 5.2
    by special order, Sec. 5.18
    during one-minute speeches, Sec. Sec. 5.7-5.12, 5.14, 5.20, 5.21
    of Associate Justice of Supreme Court by Member from home State, 
        Sec. 6.7
    of Cabinet member, Sec. Sec. 5.13, 6.22
    of Chaplain, Sec. 5.18
    of FBI director, Sec. 5.14
    of foreign dignitaries, Sec. Sec. 5.22, 5.23
    of former House officers, Sec. Sec. 5.19, 5.20
    of former Members, Sec. 5.10
    of former Speaker, Sec. 5.6
    of former Parliamentarian, Sec. 5.21
    of House officers, Sec. Sec. 5.17, 5.18
    of Members, Sec. Sec. 5.7-5.9
    of Member-elect, Sec. 2.12
    of military officials, Sec. Sec. 5.15, 5.16
    of President or former President, Sec. Sec. 5.1, 5.2
    of Senator, Sec. Sec. 5.11, 5.12

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    of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 2.3, 4.2
    of Supreme Court Associate Justice, Sec. 5.3
    proclamation of death of Cabinet member and member of armed forces, 
        Sec. 5.15
Benefits, Sec. 3
    determining beneficiary, Sec. 3.8
    funeral expenses, See Funeral Expenses
    payment during adjournment, Sec. Sec. 3.8, 3.9
    survivor's benefits, See Surviving Spouse
Death,
    in general, Sec. 1
Death of,
    Architect of Capitol, Sec. 10.16
    astronauts, Sec. 10.19
    Cabinet officers, Sec. Sec. 5.13, 6.22, 9.11
    Capitol Police officers, Sec. 3.5
    Chaplain, Sec. Sec. 5.18, 6.20
    Chief Justice, Sec. Sec. 5.3, 6.6, 8.7, 9.3
    death of Speaker during sine die adjournment, Sec. 2.4
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sec. 5.14
    Doorkeeper, Sec. Sec. 3.7, 6.19
    foreign citizen, Sec. 7.13
    foreign Dignitaries, Sec. Sec. 5.22, 5.23, 7.1-7.13, See Foreign 
        Dignitaries
    former Chancellor, Sec. 7.6
    former Chaplain, Sec. 5.20
    former Clerk of House, Sec. Sec. 5.19, 6.21
    former House officers and officials, Sec. Sec. 5.19, 5.20
    former majority leader, Sec. 8.14
    former Member, Sec. Sec. 5.10, 9.10, 10.14
    former Parliamentarian, Sec. Sec. 5.21, 10.17
    former President, Sec. Sec. 5.1, 5.2, 6.2-6.4, 8.3-8.6, 9.2, 10.3, 
        10.23
    former Prime Minister of Britain, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 9.17
    former Speaker, Sec. Sec. 5.6, 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, 9.4, 9.5, 10.9
    former Vice-President, Sec. Sec. 6.5, 6.13, 8.17
    Heads of State, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4, 9.13-9.15
    Member, Sec. Sec. 2.5-2.11, 5.7-5.9, 6.15, 6.16, 8.10, 9.6, 9.7, 
        10.10-10.13, 10.20-10.22, 11.5
    Member-elect, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.12, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3-4.6, 6.17, 8.13, 
        8.14, 9.8
    military officials, Sec. Sec. 5.15, 5.16, 9.2, 9.12
    mother of the President, Sec. 6.25
    officer of the House, Sec. Sec. 2.13, 5.17, 8.15, 10.18
    Olympic athletes, Sec. 6.24
    Pope, Sec. Sec. 7.7, 9.16
    President, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.1, 2.6, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1, 
        10.2
    Secretary of Navy, Sec. Sec. 6.23, 8.16
    Senator, Sec. Sec. 2.1, 5.11, 5.12, 6.18, 8.11, 9.9-9.11, 10.15, 
        11.1-11.4
    Sergeant at Arms, Sec. Sec. 2.13, 2.14, 3.6, 5.17
    Speaker, Sec. Sec. 2.2-2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.4, 5.5, 6.10-6.12, 
        8.9, 9.4, 10.6-10.8
    Supreme Court Justice, Sec. Sec. 6.7, 6.8, 8.7, 8.8, 10.4
    United Nations Ambassador, Sec. 10.5
    vacancy of Speaker, Clerk presiding, Sec. 4.2
    vacancy of Speaker, designated Member presiding, Sec. 4.1
Deceased Members' office administration
    Clerk presiding over House after death of Speaker, Sec. 4.2
    Speaker's office, Sec. 4.1
Effect on legislation
    action on after death of introducing Member, Sec. 2.11
    discharge petition, Sec. 2.10

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    final passage of bill, Sec. 2.8
    sponsoring bill where first sponsor has died, Sec. 2.9
Election of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 2.2-2.4
Eulogies, Sec. 10
    closing date, Sec. 10.23
    consolidation of eulogies, Sec. 10.21
    filing privileged reports during day devoted to eulogies, 
        Sec. 10.22
    previously scheduled eulogies, Sec. 10.20
    to former Architect of the Capitol, Sec. 10.16
    to astronauts, Sec. 10.19
    to former Member, Sec. 10.14
    to former Parliamentarian, Sec. 10.17
    to former President, Sec. 10.3
    to former Speaker, Sec. 10.9
    to Member, Sec. Sec. 6.16, 10.10-10.12, 10.13, 10.20
    to President, Sec. Sec. 10.1, 10.2
    to Senator, Sec. 10.15
    to Sergeant at Arms, Sec. 10.18
    to Speaker, Sec. Sec. 10.6-10.8
    to Supreme Court Justice, Sec. 10.4
    to United Nations Ambassador, Sec. 10.5
Flying flags at half-mast, Sec. 5
Foreign Dignitaries, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.6, 5.22, 5.23, 7, 9.13-9.17
    Chancellor, Sec. 7.6
    Heads of State, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4
    former Prime Minister, Sec. Sec. 5.23, 7.5
    other foreign dignitaries, Sec. Sec. 7.8-7.12
    Pope, Sec. 7.7
Franking privileges
    death, effect on, Sec. 4
    to President's widow, Sec. 3.1
Funeral Committees, Sec. 8
    absence of Members affecting vote, Sec. 2.8
    appointments made during adjournment, Sec. 8.12
    for Associate Justice, Sec. Sec. 6.7, 8.8
    for Chaplain, Sec. Sec. 6.20, 8.14
    for Chief Justice, Sec. 8.7
    for Doorkeeper, Sec. 6.19
    for former Clerk, Sec. 6.21
    for former majority leader, Sec. Sec. 8.13, 8.15
    for former President, Sec. Sec. 6.3, 6.4, 8.3-8.6
    for former Vice President, Sec. 6.5
    for justices of Supreme Court, Sec. Sec. 8.7, 8.8
    for Member, Sec. Sec. 2.8, 6.15, 6.16, 8.10, 9.6
    for Member-Elect, Sec. Sec. 6.17, 8.13, 8.14
    for officer of House, Sec. Sec. 8.14, 8.15
    for other federal officials, Sec. 8.16
    for President, Sec. Sec. 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1, 8.2
    for President Pro Tempore of Senate, Sec. 9.9
    for Secretary of Navy, Sec. Sec. 6.23, 8.16
    for Senator, Sec. Sec. 6.18, 8.11, 11.3, 11.4
    for Speaker, Sec. Sec. 3.2, 6.10, 6.11, 8.9
    for Vice-President, Sec. 8.17
    of entire House, Sec. Sec. 8.3, 8.5
    traditional appointments, Sec. Sec. 8.10, 8.11
Funeral expenses
    payment, Sec. Sec. 3-3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 6.5, 6.11, 9.8
House Business, Sec. 2
    death effect on scheduling, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 9.5
House Contingent Fund
    paying expenses of memorial preparations, Sec. Sec. 3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 
        3.9, 6.1, 6.3-6.5, 6.10-6.13, 6.16, 6.20, 6.23, 8.9, 8.13, 
        8.16, 9.6
    paying salary out of, Sec. Sec. 3.4, 3.6-3.9
Joint resolutions allowing Clerk to serve concurrently as Sergeant of 
    Arms, Sec. 2.14
Lying-in-State (Lying in Honor)
    authorizing concurrent resolution

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        for director of Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sec. 12.3
        for former President, Sec. 12.1
        for General of Army, Sec. Sec. 9.12, 12.2
        for police officers, Sec. 12.4
Maintenance of staff, Sec. 4
Memorial services
    Annual memorial services for deceased Members, Sec. 11.5
    for Secretary of Navy, Sec. 11.4
    payment of expenses, See House Contingent Fund
Office space
    Allowed for President's widow, Sec. 3.1
Quorum, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.5, 2.12
Presumptive Death
    effect on employ of clerical assistants, Sec. Sec. 3.3, 3.4, 4.3-
        4.5, See Administration of office
    of Members-elect, Sec. Sec. 2.15 -2.17
    payment of salary to widow, Sec. 3.4
    privileged resolution declaring seat vacant, Sec. 2.17
    transmitting evidence, Sec. 2.16
Pro forma session to allow attendance of funeral services, Sec. 2.7
Resolutions of Sympathy, Sec. 6
    Associate Justice of Supreme Court, Sec. Sec. 6.7, 6.8
    Cabinet officers, Sec. 6.22
    Chaplain, Sec. 6.20
    Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Sec. 6.6
    Copy of resolution sent between two Houses, Sec. Sec. 2.5, 6, 6.1-
        6.8, 6.11, 6.12, 6.17, 6.18, 6.22, 6.23, 9.1-9.8, 9.10, 9.11
    Doorkeeper, Sec. 6.19
    foreign citizen, Sec. 7.13
    former Chancellor, Sec. 7.6
    former Clerk, Sec. 6.21
    former Prime Minister, Sec. 7.5
    former Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.9, 6.13, 6.14
    former Vice-President, Sec. Sec. 6.5, 6.13
    Head of State, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4
    House officers, Sec. Sec. 6.19-6.21
    Member, Sec. Sec. 2.5, 6.15, 6.16
    Member-elect, Sec. 6.17
    Mother of the President, Sec. 6.25
    Olympic athletes, Sec. 6.24
    other foreign dignitaries, Sec. Sec. 7.8 -7.12
    Pope, Sec. 7.7
    President, former President, Sec. Sec. 6.1-6.4
    Responses to resolutions, Sec. Sec. 7.14-7.16
    Secretary of Navy, Sec. 6.23
    Senator, Sec. 6.18
    Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.10-6.12, 8.9
Roll call after passing,
    deletion of Name, Sec. Sec. 2, 2.5, 2.12
Rules of House, Sec. 2
Secretarial Staff
    allowed for President's widow, Sec. 3.1
Secret service protection
    allowed for President's widow, Sec. 3.1
Services in Capitol
    annual Memorial Service of Deceased Members, Sec. 11.5
    invitations to Funeral in Hall of House, for Speaker, Sec. 11.1
    invitation to Rotunda Memorial Service for former Senator, 
        Sec. 11.2,
    invitations to Senate Chamber,
        for Senator, Sec. 11.3
        for Secretary of the Navy, Sec. 11.4
Surviving Spouse or Relative
    benefits paid to President's widow, Sec. 3.1
    benefits paid to surviving spouses of fallen Capitol police 
        officers, Sec. 3.5
    benefits paid to widow of Sergeant at Arms, Sec. 3.6
    benefits paid to widow of Doorkeeper, Sec. 3.7

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    payment of salary for House employees, Sec. Sec. 3.5-3.7
    payment of salary, Sec. Sec. 3, 3.7-3.9
    payment of salary for presumed deceased Members-elect, Sec. 3.4
Unanimous consent
    for consideration of Member to be primary sponsor of bill, Sec. 2.9
    for postponement of vote, Sec. 2.8
    for removing predecessor's name to sign discharge motion, Sec. 2.10
    of resolutions to allocate funds for operations of offices of 
        presumed-dead members, Sec. Sec. 4.3-4.6
    proclamations printed in the Congressional Record, Sec. 5.16
    requests to speak out of order, Sec. Sec. 5.15, 5.22, 7.8
    resolution to make gratuities out of House contingent fund, see 
        House Contingent Fund
    special orders transferred, Sec. Sec. 2.1, 2.6, 10.12
    to not entertain requests prior to eulogies, Sec. 10.20
Vacancies, Sec. 5
    appointments to temporarily fill vacancies by Speaker, Sec. 2.13
    Members-elect, Sec. Sec. 2.16, 2.17, 4.3-4.6
    Speaker, Sec. Sec. 2.2-2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.4, 5.5
Whole Number of House, adjustment made to account for death, 
    Sec. Sec. 2, 5
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