[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

120 STAT. 374

Public Law 109-223
109th Congress

Joint Resolution


 
To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief Justice William H.
Rehnquist.  NOTE: May 18, 2006 -  [H.J. Res. 83]

Whereas President Richard M. Nixon nominated William H. Rehnquist to
replace Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan on the Supreme Court
on October 21, 1971, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on
December 10, 1971, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States from January 1972 through September 1986;

Whereas President Ronald W. Reagan nominated Associate Justice William
H. Rehnquist to replace Chief Justice Warren E. Burger as the
Sixteenth Chief Justice of the United States on June 20, 1986, and
he was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 1986;

Whereas William Rehnquist presided as Chief Justice from September 1986
until September 2005 for a total of 19 years, making him the fourth-
longest-serving Chief Justice after Melville W. Fuller, Roger B.
Taney, and John Marshall, and the longest-serving Chief Justice who
had previously served as an Associate Justice;

Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist ably presided as chief administrator of
the United States courts to insure the due administration of justice
during times of rising caseloads and fiscal constraints;

Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist was respected for his intellect,
fairness, and humor by his fellow Justices and by members of the
other branches of government; and

Whereas despite the debilitating effects of thyroid cancer, Chief
Justice Rehnquist continued his service to the court and the
country, and administered the oath of office to President George W.
Bush at his second inauguration on January 20, 2005: Now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND HONOR.

NOTE: Supreme Court.  The United States, acting through
Congress, authorizes and directs the Curator of the Supreme Court,
subject to the direction and approval of the Chief Justice of the United
States, to procure a marble bust, including pedestal, of the late Chief
Justice William H. Rehnquist, and to cause them to be placed in the
Supreme Court building to honor his memory and legacy to the Supreme
Court of the United States.

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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000 to carry out this
Act.

Approved May 18, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 83:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
Apr. 25, considered and passed House.
May 4, considered and passed Senate.