III 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 268 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator 

for the State of Wyoming. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 

Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. REID, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, 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, 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, Mr. MERKLEY, 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, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. 

WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 


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RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, 

former Senator for the State of Wyoming. 

Whereas Malcolm Wallop served in the Wyoming House of 

Representatives from 1969 to 1972, and in the Wyoming 

Senate from 1973 to 1976; 

Whereas Malcolm Wallop represented the people of the State 

of Wyoming in the United States Senate with distinction 

for 18 years, from 1977 to 1995; 

Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Malcolm Wallop championed the development of space-based anti-missile defense, supported legislation to reduce inheritance and gift 

taxes, fought to restore fish habitats in the United 

States, and opposed the control of the water resources of 

the State of Wyoming by the Federal Government; 

Whereas Malcolm Wallop created the Congressional Award 

Program in 1979 as a challenge to young people throughout the United States to change the world around them 

through personal initiative, achievement, and service; 

Whereas, in 1984, Malcolm Wallop coauthored section 1014 

of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-369; 98 

Stat. 1015), commonly known as the Wallop-Breaux 

Amendment, which remains today as the leading legislative initiative for sport fish restoration in the United 

States; 

Whereas Malcolm Wallop served as chairman of the Select 

Committee on Ethics, ranking member of the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 

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mittee, and was the first nonlawyer in the history of the 

Senate to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary; 

Whereas, after retiring from the Senate, Malcolm Wallop 

founded the Frontiers of Freedom Institute to continue 

addressing the issues he championed as a Senator and to 

ensure that the ideals he espoused were not forgotten; 

and 

Whereas the hallmarks of Malcolm Wallop’s public service 

were conservatism, civility, and working for the western 

way of life: 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 Malcolm Wallop, former member of 

5 the Senate; and 

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. 

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