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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 309 

Relative to the death of Fred Thompson former United States Senator for 

the State of Tennessee. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2015 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CORKER, 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. 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. GRASSLEY, 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. LEAHY, 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 considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Fred Thompson former United 

States Senator for the State of Tennessee. 


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Whereas Fred Thompson was born in Alabama in 1942, and 

grew up in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee; 

Whereas Fred Thompson graduated from Memphis State 

University in 1964 and Vanderbilt University School of 

Law in 1967, was admitted to the Tennessee bar and 

served as an assistant U.S. Attorney; 

Whereas Fred Thompson was appointed by Senator Howard 

Baker, Jr., to serve as minority counsel to the Senate 

Watergate Committee in 1973; 

Whereas Fred Thompson continued to practice law and in 

1977 helped expose government corruption in Tennessee; 

Whereas Fred Thompson was first elected to the United 

States Senate in 1994 and served as a Senator from the 

State of Tennessee until 2003; 

Whereas following his service as Senator, Fred Thompson 

continued to pursue his acting career, which began in 

1985 with the movie ‘‘Marie’’ in which he played himself; 

Whereas Fred Thompson was known for his integrity, humility and dedication to public service: 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 Fred Thompson, former member of the 

4 United States Senate. 

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

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

8 deceased. 


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1 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

2 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the Honorable Fred Thompson. 

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