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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 406 

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator 

for the State of Iowa. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 16, 2023 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. ERNST, Mr. SCHUMER, 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. BUTLER, 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, Mr. 

FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, 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 

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, 

former Senator for the State of Iowa. 


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Whereas Richard Clarence Clark (referred to in this preamble 

as ‘‘Dick Clark’’) was born in Paris, Linn County, Iowa, 

in 1928; 

Whereas Dick Clark served in the Army from 1950 to 1952; 

Whereas Dick Clark received a bachelor’s degree from Upper 

Iowa University in 1953, and a master’s degree in history 

from the University of Iowa in 1956; 

Whereas Dick Clark was an assistant professor of history and 

political science at Upper Iowa University from 1959 to 

1964; 

Whereas Dick Clark served as administrative assistant to 

Representative John C. Culver from 1965 to 1972; 

Whereas Dick Clark walked approximately 1,300 miles across 

the State of Iowa to mark his campaign for the Senate; 

Whereas Dick Clark was elected to the Senate in 1972, representing the State of Iowa from 1973 to 1979; 

Whereas Dick Clark, after leaving the Senate, was appointed 

by President Jimmy Carter to be Ambassador at Large 

and United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs; and 

Whereas Dick Clark was a senior fellow and founding executive director of the Congressional Program at the Aspen 

Institute: 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 Richard C. Clark, former Member of the Sen6 ate; and 


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1 (B) respectfully requests that the Sec2 retary of the Senate communicate this resolu3 tion to the House of Representatives and trans4 mit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of 

5 Richard C. Clark; and 

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

7 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem8 ory of the late Richard C. Clark, former Senator for 

9 the State of Iowa. 

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