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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 494 

Relative to the death of Howard H. Baker, Jr., former United States Senator 

for the State of Tennessee. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2014 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CORKER, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, 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. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. LANDRIEU, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, 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. 

WALSH, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, 

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

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Howard H. Baker, Jr., former 

United States Senator for the State of Tennessee. 


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Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was born in Tennessee in 

1925, graduated from the University of Tennessee Law 

College in 1949, and was admitted to the Tennessee bar 

after which he commenced practice in his beloved state; 

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. served in the United States 

Navy during World War II from 1943–1946; 

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was first elected to the 

United States Senate in 1966 and served three terms as 

a Senator from the State of Tennessee; 

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. served the Senate as the Republican Leader from 1977–1981 and as the Majority 

Leader from 1981–1985; 

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was awarded the Presidential 

Medal of Freedom on March 26, 1984; 

Whereas following his service as Senator, Howard H. Baker, 

Jr. continued to serve his country as chief of staff to 

President Ronald Reagan from 1987–1988 and as United 

States Ambassador to Japan from 2001–2005; 

Whereas Howard H. Baker, Jr. was known for his commitment to civility in public life, admonishing his fellow citizens to accord ‘‘a decent respect for differing points of 

view’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr., former member 

4 of the United States Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 


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1 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

2 deceased. 

3 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

4 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem5 ory of the Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr. 

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