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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 163 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 163

 Relating to the death of the Honorable William ``Bill'' Emerson Brock 
     III, former United States Senator for the State of Tennessee.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2021

 Mr. Hagerty (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Relating to the death of the Honorable William ``Bill'' Emerson Brock 
     III, former United States Senator for the State of Tennessee.

Whereas William ``Bill'' Emerson Brock III (referred to in this preamble as 
        ``Bill Brock'') was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Whereas Bill Brock began his lifetime of service as a member of the Armed 
        Forces, serving in the Navy from 1953 to 1956;
Whereas Bill Brock was a Tennessean who honorably served the State of Tennessee 
        and the United States for more than 50 years;
Whereas Bill Brock served 4 terms in the United States House of Representatives, 
        to which he was first elected in 1962;
Whereas Bill Brock served with honor and distinction during his 1 term in the 
        United States Senate, to which he was elected in 1971;
Whereas Bill Brock served as United States Trade Representative from 1981 to 
        1985 and as United States Secretary of Labor from 1985 to 1987;
Whereas Bill Brock contributed greatly to the ``Era of Cooperation'' in Congress 
        between 1971 and 1977, during which major reform was accomplished, 
        including passage of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly 
        known as the ``Clean Water Act'') (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Safe 
        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), and the Congressional 
        Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), all 
        of which passed without opposition votes in the Senate;
Whereas Bill Brock was a force in the Republican Party, both nationally, serving 
        as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1977 to 1981, and 
        in the State of Tennessee;
Whereas Bill Brock laid the foundation for a long lineage of Republican Members 
        of Congress from Tennessee; and
Whereas Bill Brock served the State of Tennessee proudly and left a legacy of 
        exceptional service to those who elected him: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
        announcement of the death of the Honorable William ``Bill'' 
        Emerson Brock III, former Member of the United States Senate 
        from the State of Tennessee; and
            (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
        Senate--
                    (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 
                the family of the Honorable William ``Bill'' Emerson 
                Brock III.
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