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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 593 

Relating to the death of Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former United States Senator 

for the State of Arkansas. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 7, 2022 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. COTTON, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

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

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, 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. 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. 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 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former 

United States Senator for the State of Arkansas. 


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Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., was born in Newport, Arkansas, attended the public schools of Arkansas, and 

then attended Princeton University, Southern Methodist 

University, Boston University, and the University of Arkansas School of Law; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., served as a pastor at the 

Acushnet Wesley Methodist Church and the Long Plain 

United Methodist Church in Massachusetts in 1963, and 

served as a chaplain at Rikers Island Correctional Institution in New York City in 1964; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., returned to Arkansas in 

1964 to attend the University of Arkansas School of 

Law, where he was named editor-in-chief of the Arkansas 

Law Review; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., joined his father and brother in Newport, Arkansas at the Hodges, Hodges, and 

Hodges law firm; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., served his beloved State of 

Arkansas as the Newport City Attorney and the Jackson 

County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney from 1967 to 1974, 

was appointed as legislative secretary to Governor Pryor 

in 1975, was instrumental in forming the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and served as chairman from 

1974 to 1975, and served as a member of the Arkansas 

Game and Fish Commission from 1976 to 1977; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., was appointed to serve as a 

United States Senator for the State of Arkansas by Governor Pryor in 1977 for the remainder of the term of the 

late United States Senator John L. McClellan; 

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mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the 

Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

Senate; 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., was known by his colleagues 

in the Senate for his humility, diligence, and cooperation; 

and 

Whereas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., returned to Arkansas at the 

end of his Senate appointment and continued his career 

in public service by serving as a trustee of Arkansas College, now Lyon College, as a trustee and past chairman 

at the University of Arkansas, as a trustee of Arkansas 

State University Newport Campus, and as president of 

the Arkansas State University-Newport Charitable Foundation: 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 Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former 

6 member of the Senate; 

7 (B) respectfully requests that the Sec8 retary of the Senate— 

9 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

10 House of Representatives; and 

11 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy thereof 

12 to the family of Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.; 

13 and 


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

2 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the late Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. 

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