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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 257 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United 

States Senator for the State of Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. REID, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, 

Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, 

Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, 

Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. 

HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HELLER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KERRY, Mr. 

KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. 

LUGAR, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, 

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WICKER) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, 

former United States Senator for the State of Oregon. 


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Whereas from 1967 to 1997 Mark Hatfield represented the 

people of Oregon with distinction for 30 years in the Senate, and was the longest-serving Senator in the history of 

Oregon; 

Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the United States Navy 

during World War II with the rank of Lieutenant, took 

part in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa as a landing 

craft officer, and was one of the first people from the 

United States to see the effects of the atomic bombing 

of Hiroshima; 

Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the Oregon House of Representatives, in the Oregon Senate, and as Oregon Secretary of State; 

Whereas in 1958, Mark Hatfield was elected as the 29th 

Governor of the State of Oregon, and served 2 terms as 

Governor and helped diversify the State’s economy; 

Whereas while serving in the United States Senate, Mark 

Hatfield co-authored legislation to bring United States 

troops home from Vietnam and to end nuclear weapons 

testing; 

Whereas Mark Hatfield authored legislation to protect a 

number of Oregon’s natural treasures including Oregon 

Dunes, Opal Creek, Bull Run, and the Mark Hatfield 

Wilderness Area in the Columbia Gorge; 

Whereas Mark Hatfield served as Chairman of the Senate 

Committee on Appropriations in the 97th through 99th 

Congresses and in the 104th Congress; 

Whereas Mark Hatfield was a champion of civil rights who 

devoted himself to promoting a peaceful resolution to 

international conflict and the elimination of the threat of 

nuclear weapons; and 


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Whereas the hallmarks of Mark Hatfield’s public service were 

bipartisanship, civility, and working for the common 

good: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 the Honorable Mark Hatfield, former member of the 

5 Senate; 

6 (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate 

7 this resolution to the House of Representatives and 

8 transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 

9 family of the deceased; and 

10 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, the Senate 

11 stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the 

12 memory of the Honorable Mark Hatfield. 

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