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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 189 

Relative to the death of the Honorable William Dodd Hathaway, former 

United States Senator for the State of Maine. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2013 

Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. 

BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. CHIESA, Mr. COATS, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

COWAN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KIRK, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. 

SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and 

Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

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way, former United States Senator for the State of 

Maine. 

Whereas William Dodd Hathaway served in the Army Air 

Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1946, during 

which time he was held as a prisoner of war for 2 months 

after being shot down over Romania; 

Whereas William Dodd Hathaway achieved the rank of Captain and received a Decorated Air Medal, a Purple Heart, 

a Presidential citation, and a Prisoner of War Medal for 

his military service; 

Whereas, following his military service, William Dodd Hathaway graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and 

Harvard Law School in 1953; 

Whereas William Dodd Hathaway began his legal career in 

the State of Maine, working in both private practice and 

government service; 

Whereas William Dodd Hathaway was first elected to the 

United States House of Representatives in 1964 and 

served 4 terms as a Representative from the State of 

Maine before running for the United States Senate in 

1972; 

Whereas, as a Senator, William Dodd Hathaway served on 

the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 

Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, the Committee 

on Finance, the Select Committee on Small Business, 

and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

Whereas, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Alcoholism 

and Drug Abuse of the Committee on Labor and Public 

Welfare, William Dodd Hathaway crafted numerous legislative measures that addressed health problems related 


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to substance abuse and worked to ensure that the Federal and State governments responded effectively to those 

problems; 

Whereas, in 1978, William Dodd Hathaway was recognized 

by Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd for his efforts to address health problems related to substance abuse; and 

Whereas, following his service as a Senator, William Dodd 

Hathaway resumed the private practice of law in Washington, D.C., until President George H.W. Bush appointed him to the Federal Maritime Commission in 

1990: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 the Honorable William Dodd Hathaway, former 

5 member of the United States Senate; 

6 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands 

7 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem8 ory of the Honorable William Dodd Hathaway; and 

9 (3) the Senate respectfully requests the Sec10 retary of the Senate— 

11 (A) to communicate this resolution to the 

12 House of Representatives; and 

13 (B) to transmit an enrolled copy of this 

14 resolution to the family of the Honorable Wil15 liam Dodd Hathaway. 

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