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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 617 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ Fulton Stevens, 

former Senator for the State of Alaska. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 12, 2010 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. 

INOUYE, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. 

BAYH, 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. GOODWIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

GREGG, Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. 

INHOFE, 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, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 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 Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ 

Fulton Stevens, former Senator for the State of Alaska. 


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Whereas Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ Fulton Stevens, who began serving 

in the Senate 9 years after Alaska was admitted to Statehood, represented the people of the State of Alaska with 

distinction in the Senate for over 40 years from 1968 to 

2009 and played a significant role in the transformation 

of the State of Alaska from an impoverished territory to 

a full-fledged State through the assistance he provided in 

building energy facilities, hospitals and clinics, roads, 

docks, airports, water and sewer facilities, schools, and 

other community facilities in the State of Alaska, which 

earned him recognition as ‘‘Alaskan of the Century’’ from 

the Alaska Legislature in 2000; 

Whereas Ted Stevens distinguished himself as a transport 

pilot during World War II in support of the ‘‘Flying Tigers’’ of the United States Army Air Corps, 14th Air 

Force, earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses and other 

decorations for his skill and bravery; 

Whereas Ted Stevens, after serving as a United States Attorney in the territory of Alaska, came to Washington, District of Columbia in 1956 to serve in the Eisenhower Administration in the Department of the Interior, where he 

was a leading force in securing the legislation that led to 

the admission of Alaska as the 49th State on January 3, 

1959, and then as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior; 

Whereas, in 1961, Ted Stevens returned to the State of Alaska and, in 1964, was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives, where he was subsequently elected as Speaker pro tempore and majority leader until his appointment 

on December 24, 1968, to the Senate to fill the vacancy 

caused by the death of Senator E.L. Bartlett; 


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Whereas Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican Senator 

in the history of the Senate, served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 2003 through 2007 and as 

President pro tempore emeritus from 2008 to 2009, and 

over the course of his career in the Senate, Ted Stevens 

served as assistant Republican leader, Chairman of the 

Select Committee on Ethics, Chairman of the Committee 

on Rules and Administration, Chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 

Whereas Ted Stevens worked tirelessly for the enactment of 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which provided 

for the conveyance of approximately 44,000,000 acres of 

land in the State of Alaska to the Aleut, Eskimo, and Indian peoples and created Native Corporations to secure 

the long-term economic, cultural, and political empowerment of the Native peoples of the State of Alaska; 

Whereas Ted Stevens was a leader in shaping the communications policies of the United States, as he helped to establish the spectrum auction policy, negotiated the Telecommunications Act of 1996, authored the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, and 

passionately advocated for the connection of rural America to the rest of the world and to improve the lives of 

the people of the United States through the use of telemedicine and distance learning; 

Whereas Ted Stevens was a conservationist who championed 

the safe development of the natural resources of the 

United States, as illustrated by his authorship of the 

Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 


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which established the 200-mile exclusive economic zone 

and led to a reduction in the dominance of foreign fishing 

fleets in the fisheries of the United States, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, which established conservation 

measures designed to end overfishing, and the High Seas 

Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act, which provided for 

the denial of entry into ports of the United States and 

the imposition of sanctions on vessels carrying out largescale driftnet fishing beyond the exclusive economic zone 

of any nation; 

Whereas Ted Stevens was committed to health and fitness in 

his personal life and in his legislative accomplishments, 

as illustrated by his authorship of the Ted Stevens Amateur and Olympic Sports Act, his encouragement of providing equality to female athletes through the enactment 

of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and 

his leadership in improving physical education programs 

in schools through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program; 

Whereas Ted Stevens unconditionally supported the needs of 

the Armed Forces of the United States through visits to 

soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and Coast Guardsmen 

in every major military conflict and war zone where 

United States military personnel have been assigned during his service in the Senate, including Vietnam, Kuwait, 

Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and in his role as 

Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on 

Defense Appropriations for more than 20 years; 

Whereas Ted Stevens was a devoted husband, father, and 

grandfather who worked to promote family-friendly policies in the Federal government; and 


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Whereas Ted Stevens was well respected for reaching across 

the aisle to forge bipartisan alliances and enjoyed many 

close friendships with colleagues in both political parties 

and with his staff, who were deeply loyal to him: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 the Honorable Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ Fulton Stevens, 

5 former member of the Senate; 

6 (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate 

7 this resolution to the House of Representatives and 

8 transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 

9 family of the deceased; and 

10 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, the Senate 

11 stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the 

12 memory of the Honorable Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ Fulton 

13 Stevens. 

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