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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 333 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Carl Levin, former Senator for 

the State of Michigan. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2021 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, 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, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

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

INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 

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

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

REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, 

Ms. SMITH, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, 

and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Carl Levin, former 

Senator for the State of Michigan. 


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Whereas Carl Levin was born on June 28, 1934, in Detroit, 

Michigan, and attended Detroit public schools; 

Whereas, in 1956, Carl Levin earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Swarthmore College in 

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; 

Whereas, in 1959, Carl Levin— 

(1) graduated from Harvard Law School; 

(2) was admitted to the State Bar in Michigan; and 

(3) began practicing law in Detroit; 

Whereas, in 1961, Carl Levin married Barbara Halpern, who 

raised 3 daughters together: Kate, Laura, and Erica; 

Whereas Carl Levin was the proud grandfather of 6 grandchildren; 

Whereas, in 1964, Carl Levin began his more than 50 years 

in public service as a tireless advocate for the people of 

Michigan, including serving as— 

(1) the Assistant Attorney General and General 

Counsel for the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 

1964 to 1967; 

(2) Special Assistant Attorney General for the State 

of Michigan and Chief Appellate Defender for the City of 

Detroit from 1968 to 1969; 

(3) a member of the Detroit City Council from 

1969to 1973 and as president of the Detroit City Council 

from 1975 to 1977; and 

(4) a Senator from 1979 to 2015, serving the people 

of the State of Michigan in the United States Senate for 

36 years; 

Whereas Carl Levin served on— 


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(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, and Small Business 

and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and 

(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

Whereas Carl Levin was a leader on military and national security issues during his time in the Senate, serving as the 

Chair of the Committee on Armed Services from 2001 to 

2003 and from 2007 to 2015, during which he— 

(1) led countless annual bipartisan defense authorization bills through the Senate; 

(2) fought to eliminate fraud and waste in the Department of Defense; and 

(3) was a tireless champion for service members and 

their families; 

Whereas Carl Levin was a firm believer in government oversight, serving as the chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

from 2001 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2015, during which 

he— 

(1) led dozens of major investigations to protect 

families in the United States from abusive credit card 

practices; 

(2) took on major corporations and financial institutions who were gaming the system at the expense of 

hardworking taxpayers; and 

(3) held bad actors accountable for their wrongdoing; 

Whereas the family of Carl Levin is one that is devoted to 

public service, including— 


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(1) his older brother, Sander Levin, who served in 

Congress with Carl Levin and who represented Michigan 

in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019; and 

(2) his nephew, Andy Levin, who is, as of the date 

of adoption of this resolution, representing Michigan’s 

9th congressional district in the House of Representatives; 

Whereas Carl Levin was— 

(1) the longest-serving Senator in the history of the 

State of Michigan; and 

(2) the longest-serving Jewish Senator in the history 

of the United States; 

Whereas the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG–120), a Navy Arleigh 

Burke-class destroyer, was named in honor of Carl Levin; 

Whereas, following his retirement from the Senate, Carl 

Levin returned to Michigan to work in private practice 

and help establish the Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School to promote and advance fact-based, 

bipartisan government oversight; and 

Whereas Carl Levin will be remembered as an honorable and 

honest public servant, with an endless intellect, work 

ethic, and integrity, known for achieving collaboration 

and compromise: 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 the Honorable Carl Levin, former Senator for 

6 the State of Michigan; 


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1 (B) extends heartfelt condolences to the 

2 entire family of the Honorable Carl Levin and 

3 all those who knew and loved him; and 

4 (C) respectfully requests that the Secretary 

5 of the Senate— 

6 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

7 House of Representatives; and 

8 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 

9 resolution to the family of the Honorable 

10 Carl Levin; and 

11 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

12 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem13 ory of the Honorable Carl Levin. 

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