III 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 624 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from 

the State of Hawaii. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 17), 2012 

Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, 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. 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 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, 

Senator from the State of Hawaii. 


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Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye served the people of the 

State of Hawaii for over 58 years in the Territorial 

House of Representatives, the Territorial Senate, the 

United States House of Representatives, and the United 

States Senate; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye became the first Japanese 

American to serve in both the United States House of 

Representatives and the United States Senate; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye represented the State of 

Hawaii in Congress from before the time that Hawaii became a State in 1959 until 2012; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye served as the President 

Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, Chairman of 

the Committee on Appropriations, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense, the first Chairman of the Senate 

Select Committee on Intelligence, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Chairman of the Democratic 

Steering Committee, Chairman of the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Chairman of the 

Rules Committee, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, and Secretary of the Democratic 

Conference; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye delivered the keynote address at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in 

Chicago, Illinois, in which he expressed a vision for a 

more inclusionary Nation and famously declared ‘‘this is 

our country’’; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye served as a medical volunteer at the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, 

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mental Combat Team during World War II at a time 

when Japanese Americans were being systematically discriminated against by the Nation he volunteered to defend; 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye was wounded in battle 

and honorably discharged as a Captain with a Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with 

cluster, and 12 other medals and citations; and 

Whereas Senator Daniel K. Inouye was awarded the Medal 

of Honor by President William J. Clinton in June 2000, 

along with 21 other Asian-American veterans of World 

War II for their actions during the war: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret of the death of the Honorable Dan4 iel K. Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii; 

5 (2) the Secretary of the Senate shall transmit 

6 this resolution to the House of Representatives and 

7 transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of 

8 the deceased; and 

9 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

10 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem11 ory of the deceased Senator. 

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