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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 82 

Commending Kathleen Alvarez Tritak on her service to the United States 

Senate. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

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

Commending Kathleen Alvarez Tritak on her service to the 

United States Senate. 


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Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak, a native of Louisiana, began 

her career as a 7th grade history teacher before coming 

to work in the Office of Secretary of the Senate in 1984; 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak, has served the Senate with 

distinction as a staff member in the Senate Document 

Room, as an assistant Bill Clerk, as Bill Clerk, as an assistant Legislative Clerk and as Legislative Clerk; 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak set many milestones in Senate history, including becoming the first female Bill 

Clerk, the first female Legislative Clerk and, in 1991, the 

first female to take a roll call vote in the Senate; 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak has, since 2008, served as the 

Senate’s Legislative Clerk and Director of Legislative 

Services, supervising 36 employees and has at all times 

discharged her duties faithfully; 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak’s distinctive southern accent 

is known to all in the Senate the press gallery and the 

C–SPAN audience; 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak has earned the respect and 

affection of the Senators, their staffs and her colleagues 

for her dedication to the institution of the Senate; and 

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak now retires from the Senate 

after 30 years to spend more time with her husband, 

John, and their daughter, Georgia: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate expresses its appreciation 

2 to Kathie Alvarez Tritak and commends her for her 

3 lengthy, faithful and outstanding service to the Senate. 


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1 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate shall 

2 transmit a copy of this resolution to Kathleen Alvarez 

3 Tritak. 

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