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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 572 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, a Senator from 

the State of West Virginia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 28, 2010 

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

ALEXANDER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. 

BENNET, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. 

BUNNING, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURRIS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

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

COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

DEMINT, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, 

Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 

GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. 

HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. 

JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAUFMAN, Mr. KERRY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

LEMIEUX, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. 

NELSON of Florida, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, 

a Senator from the State of West Virginia. 


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Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd served the people of 

his beloved state of West Virginia for over 63 years, serving in the West Virginia House of Delegates, the West 

Virginia Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the only West Virginian to have served in both Houses of the West Virginia Legislature and in both Houses of the United 

States Congress; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served for fiftyone years in the United States Senate and is the longest 

serving Senator in history, having been elected to nine 

full terms; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has cast more than 

18,680 roll call votes—more than any other Senator in 

American history; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served in the 

Senate leadership as President pro tempore, Majority 

Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Leader, and Secretary 

of the Majority Conference; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served on a Senate committee, the Committee on Appropriations, which 

he has chaired during five Congresses, longer than any 

other Senator; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the first Senator 

to have authored a comprehensive history of the United 

States Senate; 

Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has played an essential role in the development and enactment of an enormous body of national legislative initiatives and policy 

over many decades; and 


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Whereas his death has deprived his State and Nation of an 

outstanding lawmaker and public servant: 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 Robert C. Byrd, Senator from the State 

4 of West Virginia. 

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. 

9 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

10 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem11 ory of the deceased Senator. 

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