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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 330 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

<DOC>

117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 330

 Relating to the death of the Honorable Mike Enzi, former Senator for 
                         the State of Wyoming.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2021

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
  Baldwin, 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. Lujan, 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. Peters, 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, Ms. 
Stabenow, 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

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Relating to the death of the Honorable Mike Enzi, former Senator for 
                         the State of Wyoming.

Whereas Mike Enzi was born in Bremerton, Washington, where his father was 
        serving in the naval shipyards during World War II, and was raised in 
        Thermopolis and Sheridan, Wyoming;
Whereas Mike Enzi, who never ceased his involvement with the Boy Scouts of 
        America, was an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle 
        Scout Award;
Whereas Mike Enzi earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from George 
        Washington University in 1966 and a master's degree in retail marketing 
        from the University of Denver in 1968;
Whereas Mike Enzi served in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973;
Whereas, in 1969, Mike Enzi married Diana Buckley, who then moved to Gillette, 
        Wyoming, together to--

    (1) expand his father's shoe business, NZ Shoes;

    (2) raise their 3 children, Amy, Brad, and Emily; and

    (3) spend time as the proud grandparents of Megan, Allison, Trey, and 
Lilly;

Whereas Mike Enzi was an accomplished fly fisherman, having achieved, in 2015, 
        the dream of every fly fisherman by completing his Wyoming ``Cutt-
        Slam'';
Whereas, in 1974, Mike Enzi began his more than 40 years of elected public 
        service on behalf of the people of Wyoming, including--

    (1) 2 terms as Mayor of Gillette;

    (2) 2 terms as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives;

    (3) 2 terms as a member of the Wyoming Senate; and

    (4) 4 terms as a member of the United States Senate, where he served 
for 24 years after first being elected in 1996;

Whereas Mike Enzi served as Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and, in 2015, became the first 
        accountant to chair the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, where he 
        worked to enact comprehensive tax reform;
Whereas Mike Enzi championed--

    (1) efforts to ensure a quality education for all; and

    (2) initiatives to improve workforce development;

Whereas Mike Enzi expanded access to affordable, quality health care and 
        spearheaded the most significant pension reform in 30 years, securing 
        the retirements of millions of individuals in the United States;
Whereas Mike Enzi focused on--

    (1) the soaring national debt;

    (2) reforming the Federal budget process;

    (3) improving mine safety;

    (4) helping end the AIDS epidemic in Africa;

    (5) passing legislation to improve mental health parity; and

    (6) championing Wyoming and coal country;

Whereas Mike Enzi followed the ``\80/20\'' rule when legislating, focusing 
        efforts on passing legislation on the 80 percent of an issue on which 
        agreement could be reached;
Whereas Mike Enzi successfully passed more than 100 bills that were signed into 
        law;
Whereas Mike Enzi served with intelligence, dignity, and grace, and never 
        wavered in his commitment to God, family, country, and Wyoming; and
Whereas Mike Enzi was known by many as the moral compass of the Senate, and 
        lived by the mission statement, ``Doing What Is Right, Doing Our Best, 
        Treating Others as They Wish to be Treated'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of the Honorable Mike 
                Enzi, former Senator for the State of Wyoming; and
                    (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
                Senate--
                            (i) communicate this resolution to the 
                        House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 
                        resolution to the family of the Honorable Mike 
                        Enzi; and
            (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Mike 
        Enzi.
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