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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 374 

Relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme 

Court of the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

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

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

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

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COTTON, 

Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

ENZI, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HATCH, 

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

HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. 

KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, 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. PERDUE, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was ordered held at the desk 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice 

of the Supreme Court of the United States. 

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Whereas Antonin Scalia, the late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was born in Trenton, 

New Jersey, to Salvatore Eugene Scalia and Catherine 

Panaro Scalia and raised in Queens, New York; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia enrolled in Georgetown University, 

where he graduated valedictorian and summa cum laude 

and earned a bachelor’s degree in history; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia graduated magna cum laude from 

Harvard Law School, where he was a notes editor for the 

Harvard Law Review; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia married Maureen McCarthy, with 

whom he raised 9 children, Ann, Eugene, John, Catherine, Mary Claire, Paul, Matthew, Christopher, and 

Margaret; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia was an accomplished attorney in 

Cleveland, Ohio, and a law professor at the University of 

Virginia and the University of Chicago; 

Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to 

be General Counsel for the Office of Telecommunications 

Policy; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia served as chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States; 

Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to 

be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal 

Counsel of the Department of Justice, and President 

Gerald Ford resubmitted the nomination of Antonin 

Scalia to serve in that position; 

Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia 

to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 

the District of Columbia Circuit; 

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Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia 

to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of 

the United States; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia had a profound love for hunting and 

the arts, in particular opera; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia was a man of enormous intellect, incisive analytical skill, and tremendous wit, a combination 

reflected in the clarity of his judicial opinions; 

Whereas the record of Antonin Scalia illustrates a belief in 

judicial restraint, judicial independence, and the rule of 

law; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia moved public discussion toward a 

greater appreciation of the text and original meaning of 

the Constitution as a basis for interpreting the terms of 

the Constitution; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia enforced the separation of powers 

contained in the Constitution as a bulwark for individual 

freedom; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia raised the level of the quality of oral 

argument and judicial decisionmaking; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia was highly regarded by each of his 

colleagues, including colleagues with a judicial philosophy 

that differed from his own; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia served with distinction on the Supreme Court for more than 29 years; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia was 1 of the most influential and 

memorable Justices of the Supreme Court of the United 

States; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia was the embodiment of each of the 

ideal qualities of a judge: fairness, openmindedness, and 

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above all commitment to intellectual rigor in application 

of the Constitution and the rule of law; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia will be remembered as 1 of the great 

Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; 

Whereas Antonin Scalia passed away on February 13, 2016; 

and 

Whereas the nation is deeply indebted to Antonin Scalia, a 

truly distinguished individual of the United States: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) extends heartfelt sympathy to the family 

3 and friends of Antonin Scalia; 

4 (2) acknowledges the lifetime of service of 

5 Antonin Scalia to the United States as a talented at6 torney, a learned law professor, a dedicated public 

7 servant, a brilliant jurist, and 1 of the great Justices 

8 of the Supreme Court of the United States; and 

9 (3) commends Antonin Scalia for the 29-year 

10 tenure on the Supreme Court of the United States. 

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