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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 394 

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of 

New York. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 3, 2023 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. 

FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. 

SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, 

Mr. WARNER, Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for 

the State of New York. 


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Whereas James L. Buckley— 

(1) was born in Manhattan on March 9, 1923; and 

(2) attended the Millbrook School in Millbrook, New 

York, Yale University, and graduated from Yale Law 

School in 1949; 

Whereas James L. Buckley served honorably in the United 

States Navy during World War II from 1942 through 

1946; 

Whereas James L. Buckley bravely took part in the invasions 

of Leyte, Lingayen, and Okinawa, achieving the rank of 

lieutenant; 

Whereas James L. Buckley won a victory before the Supreme 

Court of the United States as the plaintiff in the landmark First Amendment case Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 

1 (1976); 

Whereas James L. Buckley was elected to the Senate and 

served as Senator of New York from January 3, 1971, 

to January 3, 1977; 

Whereas James L. Buckley became the first third-party candidate to secure a seat in the Senate since 1940; 

Whereas James L. Buckley led the passage of numerous laws 

throughout his tenure, including— 

(1) section 444 of the General Education Provisions 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the ‘‘Family 

Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’) that governs the use of student records; and 

(2) section 445 of the General Education Provisions 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h, commonly known as the ‘‘Protection of Pupils’ Rights Act’’), which requires parent notification, right to review, and consent for the administration of student surveys to minors; 


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Whereas James L. Buckley expressed his support for a gradual withdrawal from Vietnam and a ban on foreign aid 

to nations that did not cooperate with the fight of the 

United States against illegal drugs; 

Whereas following his tenure in the Senate, James L. Buckley joined the Reagan administration, first as an Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, managing military aid to strategically located countries, and then as 

president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich 

from 1982 to 1985; 

Whereas, on October 16, 1985, James L. Buckley was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the 

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 

Whereas James L. Buckley was confirmed by the Senate on 

December 17, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985; 

Whereas James L. Buckley wrote 4 books throughout his career— 

(1) ‘‘If Men Were Angels: A View From the Senate’’ 

(1975); 

(2) a memoir, ‘‘Gleanings From an Unplanned Life: 

An Annotated Oral History’’ (2006); 

(3) ‘‘Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State’’ (2010); and 

(4) ‘‘Saving Congress From Itself: Emancipating the 

States & Empowering Their People’’ (2014); 

Whereas James L. Buckley celebrated his 100th birthday on 

March 9, 2023; and 

Whereas James L. Buckley is survived by— 


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(1) 6 children, Priscilla, Peter, Jay, William, David, 

and Andrew Buckley; 

(2) 8 grandchildren; and 

(3) 2 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate— 

3 (A) has heard with profound sorrow and 

4 deep regret the announcement of the death of 

5 James L. Buckley, former member of the Sen6 ate; and 

7 (B) directs the Secretary of the Senate 

8 to— 

9 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

10 House of Representatives; and 

11 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 

12 resolution to the family of James L. Buck13 ley; and 

14 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands 

15 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem16 ory of the late James L. Buckley. 

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